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Acceptance - but never bow
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There are days
There are days

when the wind passes through a life so gently…
when the wind passes by life very gently…

so gently
so gently

we believe we have learned to let go.
that we think we have learned how to let go.

To let go of a sorrow,
To let go of a sadness,

to let go of someone who no longer stays,
to let go of someone who no longer remains,

to let go of all the things
to let go of things

that once ached so deeply in the heart…
that once truly hurt our heart…

They say:
People say:

to understand impermanence
to understand impermanence

is to understand acceptance.
is to understand how to accept.

That all things come and go
That everything comes and goes

like the turning tides—
like the ebb and flow of the tide—

none can be held forever.
no one can hold onto it forever.

Yes… perhaps it’s true,
Yes… that is also true,

there are things
there are things

the tighter we hold, the more they hurt,
the more we hold on, the more painful they become,

the more we cling, the more we lose ourselves.
the more we cling, the more we lose ourselves.

But…
But…

acceptance
acceptance

is not bowing to what is wrong,
is not bowing to what is wrong,

not silence
not remaining silent

when evil passes before our eyes.
when evil passes before our eyes.

If we grow used to the dark,
If we become accustomed to darkness,

we forget how to seek the light.
we will forget how to seek the light.

If we accept what is untrue,
If we accept even what is not right,

we lose what is true within.
we will also lose what is right within our hearts.

This world grows weary…
This world is weary…

not because evil is too great,
not because evil is too much,

but because people
but because people

have learned to live beside it.
have become used to living with it.

So then…
So…

in a life that must learn to let go,
in a life where we must learn to let go,

keep for yourself
keep for ourselves

one thing you must never accept:
one thing that must never be accepted:

what is wrong—
what is wrong—

and a heart
and a heart

that refuses to bow.
that refuses to bow.

So that one day,
So that one day,

when the wind returns through seasons gone,
when the wind returns through past seasons,

you may smile and say:
we can smile and say:

I was gentle…
we were once gentle…

but I was never weak.
but never weak.