Death. Rebirth. Pain. Life

Even symbolically, there is no rebirth without death

And there is no death without pain

And pain becomes natural when death happens

Until some understanding of the whole cycle takes place

Yet, it is definitely a desolate scene to see all that one has constructed

Everything that one believes to be true, important and valid

Shattered into unrecognizable debris

All the beliefs

The decorated memories

The uplifting achievements

The painful memories

The self-indulging and limiting ego

And the almost authoritarian desire to control everyone and everything all the time

All these and much more must be crushed away

If one genuinely desires to give oneself another chance

To give oneself another possibility that is more in tune with enlightenment and freedom

Instead of the predominant egocentric selfishness

Insatiable greedy

Obnoxious vengefulness

Widespread corruption

And crippling violence of the world

This inevitable destruction will happen to everyone

Unfortunately, it does not happen synchronously

Because each being is in his own path towards the light

Yet, if this mutation happens to a single person

Probably millions will be directly and indirectly benefited from it

But the decision is still an individual choice

No one can force it into anyone else

Nor can one transmit it through some invisible means

Yet, when the time comes

The force is so powerful that all fears

All reluctances

And all sense of powerlessness

Become insignificant in front of the inevitable and inescapable

Energy that makes a person better, more loving and freer

We all go through it, if not now, hopefully very soon

Because the agonizing death of the ego and the rebirth of one’s wholeness

Is as vivid, as necessary and as natural as the air is for our breathing

And the light of the sun for our lives

So, towards the light we go, sooner or later

And that’s when life begins.

How to cite this Poem:

Cargnin dos Santos, Tadany. Death. Rebirth. Pain. Life. www.tadany.org ®