Ignorance, Brought to Bare
Who tries to alleviate the pain,
must explain the tender-heartedness
of comfort, the soothing touch
of a heart-felt empathy,
when all along the pain is a lesson,
a necessary knowing of wrong
that transcends the feelings.
We can protect our loved ones,
yet what do we take away in learning,
when first we deflect the pain,
out of some judgement of making better
a life that requires a harsh lesson,
and in doing so we delay
the progression of a soul.
Empathy yes, compassion yes,
but to interfere with the necessary lessons of life
is contrary to assistance,
and should we judge one way or another,
what right do we have,
what guarantee that our views are right,
and if not, our ignorance marks another?
Often the do-gooders of this world,
can be the causation of so much more pain,
for their righteous views and interference,
sound in their own knowledge,
but bereft of another’s truth,
that in the end affords hurt
and a false path designated by supposed goodwill.
A cricket found its way into an office,
barking as they do,
and out of care and compassion
a man did seek to catch that insect and set if free,
slowly but surely, with loving care,
the creature was dismembered, tortured,
first legs then wings until is was a bloody writhing body.
No choice but to put the cricket
out of its misery; one stomp and it was freed,
and question one must,
the intention and outcome of interference,
all in the name of righteous thought,
when consequence is ill-considered,
and ignorance is brought to bare.
Tony DeLorger © 2017
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You are so right, Tony. This piece clearly expresses how the act of fixing things for others is preventing them from learning and growing intellectually and spiritually. Great work.
Much appreciated Phyllis. have a great day!
I like the way you approached this Tony – are we guilty of coddling our youth too much? I’d say we are.
Glad you related Ralph. Cheers!