And are YOU pure?
If the intentions of the thief
have set themselves within you
so that they will not be put aside...
If you wish with all your soul to proceed
with steps of one who is PURE,
then i will tell you this...
At the time
when they are small and struggle to please
their parents and older brothers and sisters
and all the elders in the world that they trust or fear...
At that time
when they are very young,
all mortal souls seek to be pure and good,
and by this way they so percieve imperfections upon the world,
And they learn to despise
that which causes hurt and illness
of body and soul.
They yearn to see such imperfections put right in their eyes!
And sometimes they set forth to do so!
With noble hearts they go!
~Mark Oakley, Kings and Thieves
have set themselves within you
so that they will not be put aside...
If you wish with all your soul to proceed
with steps of one who is PURE,
then i will tell you this...
At the time
when they are small and struggle to please
their parents and older brothers and sisters
and all the elders in the world that they trust or fear...
At that time
when they are very young,
all mortal souls seek to be pure and good,
and by this way they so percieve imperfections upon the world,
And they learn to despise
that which causes hurt and illness
of body and soul.
They yearn to see such imperfections put right in their eyes!
And sometimes they set forth to do so!
With noble hearts they go!
~Mark Oakley, Kings and Thieves