DEMONSTERING - Some thoughts about self-acceptance

    Learn to love your monsters:
    they are not what they appear to be.

    Outwardly they might seem terrible
    but they can be friends eventually.

    A dragon's flame 
    is endowed with a power to burn what is lame.

    A lion's pride 
    bespeaks of a dignity refusing to die.

    The strength of a bull 
    has a power richly full.

    The venom of a snake is sometimes fatal, 
    yet it holds elixir as well.

    Look closely at whatever creatures manifest: 
    in mysterious ways, they come at your behest.

    Stop worrying about what appears to be beautiful or grotesque
    and rejoice in each  irony as it is expressed:

    in a world in which illusion is rampant,
    humor and compassion are serious business.


Kasim:   So we should love our monsters?

Wan-Sze: Yes, because love is the only thing with the power to transform in a positive way. 
         Hatred merely mutates and makes our imagined monsters seem more extreme.

Nadia:   (shaking his head) Nonsense! You overestimate the power of love. Monsters like 
         Donald Trump belong in jail.

Kasim:   (sarcastically) Come on! The world is run by monsters. You won't find them in 
         jails, but on corporate boardrooms, golf courses, and seats of government.


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from How Weird: Out of the Box of Expectations by T Newfields
Summary: A pictorial poem and dialog about tolerating the diversity of voices within.
Keywords: self-acceptance, animal spirits, tolerating diversity, healing laughter, inner monsters

Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955 - ?)
Begun: 2005 in Tokyo, Japan ☆ Finished: 2021 in Yokohama, Japan
Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted

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