C'est la vie

One way or another

A bouncing ball 

Going down the stairs 

Is going to hit the floor

And it really makes not

Much difference how

It got there or

In what glorious fashion

What is important 

Is what's going to happen

To that ball

Afterwards

C'est la vie

And Forwards

The concept of eternity

Something that has no end

Like no beginning 

Is incomprehensible 

To humans

Probably because 

Every one of us 

Have a beginning and ending

Like all life on this planet

But that is a concept

Humans applied to reality

Using numbers

That are infinite backwards 

And forwards

Hardly Anywhere

Where do you draw the line
Between vanity and modesty?

If everyone drove BMW 7 series
And you drive BMW 3 series

Are you modest?
Is that modesty?

If everyone drove 3 series
But you drive Honda Civic
Is that modesty?

On the other hand
If everyone drove Honda Civic
But you drive BMW 3 series
Are you vain?

So is vanity and modesty
Relative to your surroundings?
Do surroundings dictate
Whether you are vain or modest?

That means anybody can be modest
Relative to people above them
Or vain
Relative to people not as well off

So every individual
Is both modest and vain
But how can that be?

So it is not relative to your surroundings
It cannot be relative
Relativity does not apply to vanity
Modesty is not dictated by surroundings

Then how do you draw the line?
If they are independent of the surroundings

To determine what is vain
And modest?

A king wearing a golden crown
Is not being vain
President traveling in Air Force One
Is not vanity

Homeless man living under a bridge
Is not being modest
Poor man wearing old clothes
Is not modesty

Vanity is vain
When it is inappropriate

Modesty is modest
When it is unnecessary

But since almost all
Think they are kings and queens
Deserving everything expensive
This world can offer

Vanity is everywhere
And modesty
Hardly anywhere

What Is The Difference

What is the difference
Between a humble person
And not so humble?

A humble person
Can eat at any restaurant
Without breaking a sweat

Not so humble
Cannot eat at cheap restaurant
Without cold sweat running down their back

A humble person
Will ride a bus to go to work
When the car breaks down

Not so humble
Will stay home rather
Than caught seen waiting for a bus

A humble person
Buys merchandise
For personal use

Not so humble
Buys merchandise
To show off

A humble person
Finds luxury items
Not so luxurious

Not so humble
Finds luxury items
Very luxurious

A humble person
Does not declare their resume
At every given opportunity

Not so humble
Declares their resume
Even when not asked for

A humble person
Respects everyone
Without regard to status

Not so humble
Thinks others have to
Earn their respect

A humble person
Do not care so much
About what others think

Not so humble
All day and night
That's all they care about

A humble person
Do not need to
Act humble

Not so humble
Go out of their way
To act humble

A humble person
Sees a homeless man
And feels sympathy

Not so humble
Sees a homeless man
And feels pity if at all

A humble person
Dresses according to occasion
Regardless of the audience

Not so humble
Dresses according to audience
Regardless of the occasion

A humble person
Do not act special
But others think they are

Not so humble
Act like they are so special
And it shows

A humble person
Never compares themselves
To their neighbors

Not so humble
Always compares themselves
To their neighbors

A humble person
Credits their wealth
To a blessing

Not so humble
Credits their wealth
To hard work

A humble person
Knows who truly is
The most humble

Not so humble
Have no idea
Who He is

What Majority Believes

The fallacy of democracy

Is that no matter how outrageous

No matter how utterly ludicrous

Or incomprehensible

All it takes is the majority

To make it into a law

The fallacy lies not in the system

Just as pollution is not the fault of the pollutant 

But lies solely on the ever fallacious human reasoning

The belief and conviction

That what majority want

What majority believes

Must be bestowed upon the majority

No matter how outrageous

No matter how utterly ludicrous

Or incomprehensible

Without adhering to fixed reference point

To measure how far and how ludicrous

To reset the clock

There is absolutely no other way

That this civilization will end up

Than in absolute corruption

Almost hopeless 

Until the end