DESIDERATA!

The root of all our problems is that we want to possess everything in life. A woman wants to possess her mate, or the rich and powerful want to possess beautiful women in the manner that they own Mansions, Yachts or Art works. They are individuals without individuality. They sometimes have no perception of the true beauty of the spirit, but want to flaunt the external beauty like a trophy. When one’s perception is at a higher level like that of an artist, poet or enlightened person, they are in a position to understand that the beauty of the spirit cannot be owned by any one individual. It has to be shared or projected for everyone to appreciate it. The splendor of a sunrise or a beautiful work of art, sculpture or poem creates great value and beauty and is beneficial for the whole world at large and not for a privileged few to own it. It is essentially a celebration, a glimpse of perfection, a thing of joy in an imperfect world; all the more haunting and elusive lying for eternity. We are in a revolt against the limitations imposed by our own mortality;
Extravagant expectations can lead to the deepest questions of human existence. Desire is ultimately unstable and we spend our entire life in its pursuit. When we realize the futility of this and give up trying to acquire, only then can we climb out of our primordial chaos and replace our desire to own with a lust to live life to the fullest.