Grateful For The Embodiment

Despite a common earthly mentality

that devalues or overvalues the body,

I flow within the world

being aware

of my materiality’s importance.

As a passenger of life

in a mean of transportation

made of flesh, bones, and more,

I consciously work

for my metamorphosis.

The earthly battle-field

can be seen as hard, easy, or both.

Pleasant or unpleasant.

But, it doesn’t “care”.

Because in reality, it isn’t any of these; it just is.

The originals of its phenomena

are non-physical and above

— right, Plato? — ,

and I’m looking

at their imitations.

So, does their non-authenticity

make them useless? No.

Does it make them useful? No.

They just are what they are.

It’s my choice that makes them one or the other.

They were once seen as real,

but as the range of perception

was widening,

an unveiling took place.

The fallacy was exposed.

My struggle to see

beyond the five-senses-field

and detect the omnipresent reality,

started right then.

My river doesn’t flow backward.

For the awareness to become

a permanent condition,

I use a lot of inner tools.

But, I wouldn’t have this chance

if the embodiment hadn’t happened.

So, my body is neither everything I am

nor everything I am not.

It’s just an opportunity

that my soul gave me

by picking it up as a dwelling.

I’m not in this world to preach.

No one can make another person elevate.

I am here to contribute

to the elevation of my species

by working on merging myself into my Self.

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Anthi Psomiadou — CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International : Credit must be given to the creator/ Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted/ No derivatives