Jottings From The Labyrinth
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Jottings From The Labyrinth - William Kind Hamburg, Jr
Hamburg
CHAPTER 1
My Demise
I wondered what it would be like when I died. We all know that no one gets out of life alive, but we choose not to believe that. Perhaps on the occasion, or celebration, of my death someone will write a poem like this…
I wasn’t ready for my life to end.
I had hoped for a few more years.
There were items unfinished -
like a poem or two.
In the fridge there were 3 more beers.
My wife will be vexed
‘bout a photo she’ll find,
and the checkbook is still in arrears.
I’ve seen nothing as yet
of heaven or hell,
so it’s not the way one hears.
Though the funeral was nice
with my friends and my piers,
I’d expected a few more tears.
…..
CHAPTER 2
A Man is a Man
I am not a student of psychology or of philosophy. I am instead, a student of life. Since childhood, I have always had an inquiring mind and have always been interested in the personalities and behavioral characteristics of my fellow human beings. Perhaps you are the same.
I care nothing about your color of skin. You may be the same color as me or we may be as different as day and night. To me it makes no difference. Why should it? Neither of us chose our skin color.
And you reader, who I have never met, but would like to meet, do you care what my religion is? Should you care? If you had been born in Mexico, you would be Catholic. If I were born in India, I would be Hindu. We both believe in one God. He has given us different paths, each of which leads to Him. Surely, the one God that we share speaks many different languages. Should I care if you are Muslim, Buddhist or Jewish, or, or? No. A man is a man. Each of us lives. Each of us dies. We cry the same tears and shed the same blood. Your struggle is my struggle.
No, I do not want to know about the many ways that you and I are different. I accept and enjoy our differences. It is the way of the world. But what I search for are the ways that we are the same and I believe that we are more alike than we are different. Let us look together for our likenesses and not for our differences. Through open communication we are certain to discover areas of common interest.
Yes, we are from different cultures, you and I. Let us respect each other’s customs and traditions. And tell me this; are your dreams different from mine? Not really. You dream in your first language and I in mine. Are your dreams in black and white, or do you often dream in color? So do I. Do you believe that I love my children any less than you love yours?