Life

Gossip

talk for people not about them. unless you have love in your heart, refrain from discussing another person.

It is a universal principle that when two people meet with boredom, they end up talking about a third. Also, it’s usually not in a good way. Think about yourself. How many times have you ended up being more offended by a person’s behavior after having listened to another person discussing her? This is despite …

Continue reading “Gossip”

Bullet

Blessing of silver, wrapped in fire End my life, burn my desire There is no use in living again When the last pursuit ended in vain Should I put you through my head As I lay on my deathbed Or shall I send you through my heart Already dead and torn apart I thought this …

Continue reading “Bullet”

Understanding the Spiritual World

You can also listen to this on my podcast: Once a person rises above the worldly burden of social and religious dogma and goes deeper into the world of spirituality, he will undoubtedly begin to see the world in parallels. In fact, the relationship between the natural and the spiritual worlds has been documented through …

Continue reading “Understanding the Spiritual World”

All Over

I’ve been through countless lives I’ve traveled endless places I’ve been stabbed by countless knives And flew through endless spaces I’ve lived as a poor beggar And died as a wealthy king I’ve had rooms full of sugar And sirens which could sing I’ve had many daughters and sons And raised many dogs and cats …

Continue reading “All Over”

Vampire

I lurk in the dark waiting for you As you pass by your light shines through I crave your scent and your radiance I pray you grace me with your appearance Yet how can I pray and to whom? I am deathless and escaped doom I used to long for immortality When I got it, …

Continue reading “Vampire”

The Path to Happiness

Throughout the ages, people from all cultures and spiritual backgrounds have debated one thing above all others: what is the path to true happiness? While some found it through meditation, others found it through self-sacrifice; however, the debate rages on about which path is the one true path. Having experimented with various forms of spirituality …

Continue reading “The Path to Happiness”

Hymn to Nature

Glorious nature, surrounding all From the valley to the waterfall In you, everything starts And in the end, to you, departs The tree, the worm and the bird All make sense, yet are absurd Who would conceive a bird to fly? Who would imagine a fox so sly? Look at the sun in all its …

Continue reading “Hymn to Nature”

The Mark of Wisdom

To preserve your innocence while acquiring intelligence, that is a true mark of wisdom.

Seeking wisdom is perhaps one of the most noble causes; however, it is also one of the most dangerous. This is mainly due to the fact that most seekers look for wisdom without really knowing what it looks like. Neale Donald Walsch, author of Conversations with God, states that “wisdom is knowledge applied.” This means …

Continue reading “The Mark of Wisdom”

People and Hardships

the same sun which softens chocolate hardens clay

There are two kinds of people… How many times have you heard that one before? No really! A person’s truth shines only after he’s been through hardships. One of the most important gods in the Hindu religion is Lord Shiva who is both the god of wisdom and the god of destruction. And when we …

Continue reading “People and Hardships”

Shattered Gods Chronicles #4: agents of order and chaos

Before you read this, make sure to check out previous texts here. The four elements of earth, water, wind and fire are neutral parts of existence. They are neither good nor evil, yet they can be used for either. Moreover, good and evil do not exist per se, for what actually exists are order and …

Continue reading “Shattered Gods Chronicles #4: agents of order and chaos”

Charbel M. Tadros

Category Archives: Life