Cold-Blooded Creatures

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Man, the egregious egoist

(In mystery the twig is bent)

Imagines, by some mental twist,

That he alone is sentient

Of the intolerable load

That on all living creatures lies,

Nor stoops to pity in the toad

The speechless sorrow of his eyes.

He asks no questions of the snake,

Nor plumbs the phosphorescent gloom

Where lidless fishes, broad awake,

Swim staring at a nightmare doom.

~ Elinor Morton Wylie

Cold-Blooded Creatures

Credit: Brianshomeblog 

Man, the egregious egoist

(In mystery the twig is bent)

Imagines, by some mental twist,

That he alone is sentient

Of the intolerable load

That on all living creatures lies,

Nor stoops to pity in the toad

The speechless sorrow of his eyes.

He asks no questions of the snake,

Nor plumbs the phosphorescent gloom

Where lidless fishes, broad awake,

Swim staring at a nightmare doom.

~ Elinor Morton Wylie

Quote: Ego and true happiness

Credit: Happy sad male faces by Jim Dandy

When true happiness shows up, the ego is bored with it: It's too plain, too ordinary, and it doesn't leave us feeling special or above the fray. It doesn't take away our problems, which is the ego's idea of happiness. The ego wants no more difficulties: no more more sickness, no more need for money, no more work, no more bad feelings, only unending pleasure and bliss. Such perfection is the ego's idea of a successful life. However, the happiness the ego dreams of will never be attained by anyone. The ego denies the reality of this dimension, where challenges are necessary to evolution and blissful states and pleasure come and go.

~ Gina Lake 

Quote: Ego and true happiness

Credit: Happy sad male faces by Jim Dandy

When true happiness shows up, the ego is bored with it: It's too plain, too ordinary, and it doesn't leave us feeling special or above the fray. It doesn't take away our problems, which is the ego's idea of happiness. The ego wants no more difficulties: no more more sickness, no more need for money, no more work, no more bad feelings, only unending pleasure and bliss. Such perfection is the ego's idea of a successful life. However, the happiness the ego dreams of will never be attained by anyone. The ego denies the reality of this dimension, where challenges are necessary to evolution and blissful states and pleasure come and go.

~ Gina Lake