Brute Force

Bull in a China shop, much of my life.

I had to break a few eggs to cook it right.

Never trusted what other people said.

Reality spoke to me directly.

Apparent phenomena are all the books

one needs if the mind is trained.

You’re going to make some mistakes

in any case…might as well learn something 

while you’re at it.

Those that don’t take chances don’t get too far.

“Eccentricity is the basis of design.”

Most were failures before they attained success.

Even silver spoons don’t guarantee a thing.

Competition separates the wheat from the chaff.

Challenging oneself does the same thing.

One you find your balance on a bike,

you don’t forget how to ride.

Getting on one at all is the biggest step.

A know-it-all knows nothing, as we know.

Fear makes fools of us all.

Going to another country is daunting at first, before

one realizes everyone is basically the same;

same humanity,

same desires,

same problems,

same outcomes.

One can parse existence

if only there’s an interest.

Curiosity is the last thing to go

before enlightenment,

when there’s nothing left to know.