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t. reflexion
t. reflexion
Jan 06, 2009 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

SELF HELP

SELF HELP   A friend said something to me That self help negates his belief Quotes copiously so to support Derides and spites Invictus To the Lord, he said, hand in Everything to him, do not tarry The sense made a difference When you see not the Lord Exceeding in might and detached For he alone is one and only We are his many expressions He enabled man right from birth And gave us powers of the mind Which assign dimensions to our space So we must rise to everyman’s task Of giving meaning to existence


 
— t. reflexion, Jan 06, 2009

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Country/Region: NGA

Favorite Poets: Inspired by an article in an old manuscript , It reads:, AXIOMS OF PERFECTION, In the physical order – In the realization of the dream of beauty, In the moral order – In the realization of the dream of love, In the intellectual order – In the realization of dream of poetry, In the spiritual order – In the realization of the dream of the mystics

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t. reflexion

t. reflexion

17 years 5 months ago

You know...

'My Help' is a good piece and the content well laid out. Don't you think it contradicts 'Self Help' in a way which tries to promote the individual effort, especially when it comes to our ability to handle mundane challenges? Our inner strength comes from our creator and no where else. Please comment and do not hold back. Best wishes. T.
t. reflexion

t. reflexion

17 years 5 months ago

Great...

Your argument is sound and it makes a whole lot of sense. God empowers, the individual uses his/her inner resources and the combination is 'my help'+'self help' Thank you and best wishes. T.
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youarehere

17 years 5 months ago

Free will...

is mostly misunderstood. Who gives it to us? Where did it come from? What isn't God? Thought-provoking poem. -Michael
t. reflexion

t. reflexion

17 years 5 months ago

Michael

Of free will and our ability to make good use of it depends on the training we have acquired, and self discipline. Thank you for the reading and for the comment. Best wishes. T.
t. reflexion

t. reflexion

17 years 4 months ago

Ola Rotimi

He was my Head of department and taught me dramaturgy. My thesis was on 'Ola Rotimi as a Social Commentator: A study of If, Hopes of the living Dead and Akassa You Mi'. the last book here was published posthumously. Best wishes. T.