Resumo de Translations Of The Mind Body And Soul

LIFE SUPPORT
In the ebb and flow of one?s struggles and failures, there
comes a time in one?s life when intervention is needed.
When one continually suffers defeat with the task at hand,
there comes a time for help.
When those around you become dead, inactive and
seemingly unaware of the ongoing destruction at hand.
There comes a time to step in.
Few people can conquer the immense and powerful beast
called blindness when encountered in an environment of false
security.
One can be all alone, totally unaware of the snarling, rabid
beast that lies in front of them, waiting for that one vulnerable
moment to strike and kill its prey.
To prevent this, some seek shelter in the tribe, the group of
those whom one holds in high regard.
They entrust them with their lives and the ultimate task of
being their eyes and ears for them in situations when one cannot
be fully aware of his or her surroundings.
But at times, even this is not enough to prove effective in
preventing something horrible from occurring.
Life support takes many forms, many shapes, and spawns
from different sources. In the case at hand, it is those I call
friends and loved ones.
It is these people that help me when things go wrong, when
I go astray or wander off the path in front of me, but even with
this added protection, one can still become prey and fall victim
to the prowling beast who awaits for his moment to strike.
Sometimes those around you tire, sometimes those around
you lose interest and get bored, sometimes they even lose faith
or fall off the path themselves; nevertheless one cannot always
trust them to be there at all times.
Therein lies the dilemma of when one should secede from the
group. When one should decide to unplug oneself from their life
support called friends and family.
When one needs to choose to either try and fend for oneself or
whether to just give up and die.
After trial and error, pain and joy, support and the lack
thereof, I have decided to unhook myself and see how I fair.
No longer will I look to the left or to the right for support or
advice on matters that affect me in either a positive or negative
way.
At times, I feel that my life support has saved me from
imminent death and destruction, while at other times I felt that
if I remained attached any longer, I would continue to spiral
down the path of weakness and destitution become and become
broken down due to my inability to sustain the fight for myself.
So, tonight I pull the plug and see what fate awaits me,
tonight I see how much I?ve benefitted or how much I?ve been
decayed and weathered by my life support.
No fear resides in me, nor any shame, rather a blank and open
mind with a hopeful heart that is ready to accept the unforeseen
successes or failures of my decision.
Tonight is the night, the moment I choose to be self sufficient,
and the moment I either succeed or fail and die alone.
The night awaits, the plug has been removed and tonight is
the night I have decided to sustain myself and fight my own
battle without the need for life support.
DEW
03/25/05
9:36pm

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