The Tale of Existence

From where to start, for there is so much to say, life itself is hard to describe. Yet it is unmerciful to think that many of us take it for granted. One should understand every single aspect of it, for there is no such thing that compares. It is full of joy and adversity. It is full of calamity and blessings. It is full of existence. Every individual must make an imprint of existence in this kingdom. Every individual must proclaim its presence. For to be able to breathe the air around, to be able to feel nature, to be able to be able, makes life a miracle. One who is born is a triumphant. And one who is deceased with distinction is a champion. But what separates a triumphant from a champion? Is it wisdom? Nay, it is time that detaches both. Time itself is wise. And it is time that makes a mortal prudent. After all, what makes a mortal victorious over life? Is it really an entity to defeat? It is not the persistence that should be revealed, but the elements that make it possible. Therefore, a man who conquers life must have been polished to become the finest stone. But whose life is it that we live? Is it ours? Or are we just another instrument of life itself?

For these inquisitions, we should make every second of our lives count as we do with our tokens in our sacs. We should read nature, write the air, see the music, and feel the souls that surround us. Let it convey us to the journey of imperishable being. To be virtuous indeed makes the souls stand out in the concourse of vitality. How can a person be virtuous? Do not hesitate to extend the word to those that stand next to you. Do not hesitate to glance at those that wander near you. Do not hesitate to aid those that need comfort. For they are of flesh and blood and have the same needs too. Give unconditional affection to the soul that sorrows from loneliness. Empty your pockets to help those who have not even pockets to empty. Save those who are in misfortune. Bring sanity to the indigent emotions. And embrace those who fear that there is no tomorrow. Always revert the warmth, in a thousand to one, to those who treasure you. For in some unique way you shall be glorified.

Exist! Do not let the sinister get in your path. Do not let the adverse mangle with your wishful thinking. Do not let the hostile sway you to insanity. Be confident of your reverence and let it carry you to divine intentions. Stir your vile influence out of your essence. And destroy your depraved thoughts out to oblivion. Make your soul honest to the beings that surround it. Welcome every single drop of enlightenment and distribute it to the individual that contends vigor. Attend the miserable spirit that mystifies content. Open your seat of passion and let it flow to overtake gloom. Do not concede to deceitful longing. Maintain passion vivid and assure your wisdom to the imminent. Make every instant glorious for the verve that you carry is not yours to hold. Take the finest principles and devote them to the inevitable. Versify prominent intentions and make them drift out to endlessness. Make them so clamorous that even the submissive being could not stand its blare. Embrace your heart. And let it take every absolute encountering to build the chateau of humanity.

As the clock ticks life, benefit from the ordinary circumstances and profit from the extraordinary experiences. Live this very moment and disregard about tomorrow, since tomorrow may never exist. But do not forget that if tomorrow never comes, your actions from this very moment will be judged. Still, relish the present with ripeness. And cherish the past with affection. Treasure your honorable deeds for they are the ones that polish your soul and take you to the gates of bliss. Be certain to engrave your name in the mural of mortality. Let the ancient gods recognize your voice of victor so when your descendents enter this monarchy; they too are recognized and esteemed. You are no more or less than the person who craves of aliment is. You are no more or less than the creature that lacks endearment. You are no more or less than the tree that thirsts of water. For that reason, demonstrate love to all, mankind and nature, for you are part of it all. And all things integrate your personage.

We are all part of the same foundation. Therefore, treat thy neighbor with equivalence as if you were to treat your beloved one. See through different tones of skin. And listen through diversified dialects. Do not let these be the reason of inhibited dialogue. No matter how different a being appears, no matter how contrasted he sounds, no matter how distinct he behaves, he is part of your earthly skin. So treat him as you would treat yourself, with dignity and respect. Shelter him as if you were to shelter your soul, with love and devotion. Nurture him as if you were to nurture your intimate treasures, with modesty and discretion. Do not build repulsion to that being because he is carnally different to you in any way, for we are all the same, in the eyes of the Originator. Flesh and blood does not count in the kingdom of glory. It is only the spirit within you that will be considered in Paradise. And we are all born with the same will of spirit. Do not waste your soul in this artificial retreat. Do not let your spirit perish because of idiosyncrasy. Instead, lift yours and thy neighbors with exultation.

Destroy the spirit of hypocrisy that lives within you. Do not let your soul decay because of extreme insincerity. For to be faithful to your brothers and sisters, makes your breath of life more translucent than water. Stop mediocrity and be full instead. An uninhabited house is more adequate than a heart that resides a shallow display. Remember that it is better to restrain your lips than to deliver words of emptiness. Indulge those that are deceiver to your essence. Yet do not disremember to inquire for their pardon. Don’t ever fall to this emotion of depletion. For it is better to be sincere than to be pretender. But even if you confront a soul that you detest, do not let your hatred show. Instead, beg for patience, for to have patience is merit. Though it is sometimes difficult, convert your repulsion to affection. Yet, if you resist of rendering, you may be taking your being to insanity, for to rancor is pure evil displayed in emotions. It is more valuable to not make friends than to create them out of hypocrisy.

You are intensely ordinary to others. Therefore, be humble to every living thing that stands in the presence of your soul. To have more assets than the person sitting next to you do not make you more merit. To have more theoretical knowledge than the people that surrounds you does not make you more worthy of life. To have more eminence than the individual that stance in front of you, does not give you the right to discharge thy neighbors privilege to live life as contented as you do. All living is born with the same royalty. So, always greet the sun that comes to your window, with content. Welcome the avis and its symphony, with enchantment. Embrace your fellow men with assured vigor. And thank the Divine Creator of your existence. Considering that you still have the supremacy over your ancestors; the ability to esteem all. Do not forget that the submissive entity is the first to encounter the outcome of the Celestial. And he, who kneels to humbleness, will be portrayed in the Almighty’s hall of glory.

January 2000
Arturo Jaimes Sr.