Practicing from the Heart in the age of Technology - All articles and poems are by Reza Ghadimi, unless otherwise noted.
A clap of thunder, this morning
Awakened me with a scare Unexpected this early in the spring Though the storm was welcoming To our thirsty world The morning news, however Was anything but welcoming And the media makes us think That our world is full of evil. But, I've found that people are inherently good They will always return a good deed I once helped a choking child on a train His parents didn't speak English But they shared their beans and tortilla with me. Another time, I helped a lady find her car In a sprawling mall's parking lot She gave me a quarter That's all the change I have, she said I accepted with a smile, knowing it would please her. In nature, it rains on the rich and the poor alike Affluence carries no weight I've been places Where it rains all the time Assaulting the desert grown skin of mine Give me the sun baked sand anytime I will appreciate it from The shade of a Cottonwood tree. Working in clinics around the world I've come to understand thankfulness In the eyes of the sick and the injured Even when they say nothing At times it makes me feel That I've won the lottery Lottery money will soon be gone A kiss on the cheek from a little child Will never, ever wear off I wish I had spent more time there. I like this world And pray for it to share its rain With me and all the kind people. Reza Ghadimi March 31, 2022
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