We are brutal violent animals

with a thin veneer

of civilization that sits on top

of this vast disorganized interior

that by a certain provocation

instinctively becomes a predator

in its biological urge

toward its own survival.

In this state

there is no recognition

of other or others-

It is through recognition of others

that a new man or woman

can be born within

the old biological reactive man.

This is the emergence

of progress

toward becoming

a glorious being.

To me the closest teachings

to embody this

or demonstrate this

is not a Church or a religion

but in living

the words of the Jesus

the Christ and other teachers of love.

These love teachings

grasped and lived

have the potential

to reform the lowest of beings

and restore the vitality

and freshness

of a new alive creature

A being of light

aware of others

and not just  intent

on its own survival.

Can a new being

a new man

a new woman exist within us

as individuals

or within a group structure

a community?

This is a big question.

I do not as yet

have the correct indication

or answer.

Can I an aging

diabetic diseased person

be healed

transformed

saved

or is it only downward and darkness?

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Stephen John Kalinich

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