Enlightenment
There were no pockets in those saffron robes,
no lies or dramas
hide behind those unhurried furrowed brows ..
Cross legged and almost
directly opposite me, he sat for two thousand
five hundred miles in
third class, all the way from Bangkok to Penang ..
Occasionally we did
exchange eye contact and a smile but nothing
more would pass between us ..
The young carriage girl served him breakfast on
her knees and received his
blessing I have nothing more to offer you he said ..
Whereas, I would have kept
my mouth shut and fucked her, there and then ..
Later, when he visited
the wash room, I checked inside the orange sack
he had left behind him
which contained his personal mandala a wooden
bowl and brand new i phone ..
It was then, in that moment of uncharacteristic
deceit and hypocrisy
that I first became aware of my own enlightened ..
Brilliant imagery. You bring this to life.
Nice of you to say so Thomas .. Cheers mate .. Neville
You are not the only one who got enlightened like this, and the truth it’s not that we are not smart, or can be easily deceived, in fact we are more intelligent than this, it’s just that we don’t think in their ways, or/and that our hearts doesn’t feel like theirs, but we learn don’t we? These incidents teach us that life is not like us or our hearts, how we think or feel, there is goodness and there is badness.
How extraordinarily write You always seem to me, to be .. Bless You dear Light💕 You make my grey days seem golden 😎🌻💛👍
Blush*☺️ at least I hope I got what You wanted us to get. May only golden and colorful rays bless your days 🌄🙏🏻✨💫🌈💕
Brilliantly penned, Neville. Sharp and precise imagery my friend, once again you know how to tell a story. Appreciate you.
Damian
Thanks a bundle Damian .. That’ll do nicely sir .. very nicely indeed .. Neville 😎👍