Sunday, January 16, 2022

The train is leaving. The train is leaving



The train is leaving.

The train is leaving.

I have to jump on the train before it leaves.


I have to jump on the train to success

I have to jump on the train to the home of my dreams

I have to jump on the train to having a credential at the end of my name, and to professional, financial, and societal status.


The train is leaving.

The train is leaving.

I have to jump on the train before it leaves.


I have to jump on the train and lose weight

I have to jump on the train and buy those things on sale before they are gone

I have to jump on the train to see that movie, or play that game everyone is talking about.


The train is leaving.

The train is leaving.

I have to jump on the train before it leaves.


I have to jump on the train to try out that new restaurant or bar

I have to jump on the train to find true love and get married

I have to jump on the train to see wonderful places, to go to that concert or game.


The train is leaving.

The train is leaving.

I have to jump on the train before it leaves.


I have to jump on the train and buy that stock

I have to jump on the train and get some crypto

I have to jump on the train and participate in the latest gold rush.


The train is leaving.

The train is leaving.

I have to jump on the train before it leaves.


And then I stop and think

While I wash my dishes

And fold my clothes

And tidy up around me

There is another train coming

I don't need to rush.

And so I hear the clang of the train that is leaving

And listen to it without the urgent thought I have to jump on it before it leaves

I let the train leave the station without me.


And I keeping washing my dishes

And folding my clothes

And tidying up around me

Realizing it is what I need to do at the moment

Attend to the things that need my immediate attention.


And the clanging of the trains that are leaving don’t bother me anymore.

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