Addictions

Addictions

Everyone you ever meet

Is quite addicted

To a number of things

Though many times

We only use that word

When we believe

An addiction is harmful

For the rest we politely use words like

'habits,' 'character,' 'hobbies,' or 'rituals'

And as an excuse for keeping our addictions

We say things like,

“I can't help it, it's just the way I am”

Don't be looking down, my friend

At those who have addictions to drugs or booze

Because you have a few addictions too

No matter how squeaky clean or healthy

You might figure yourself to be

And you can pretty much be certain

Some of your addictions aren't very good for you

By far the strongest addiction

Everyone you ever meet has

Is the addiction to their own point-of-view

Your point-of-view can be a disease---

A demon of your own making

That can cripple you horribly

Or drag you down

To a rotting hell in life

No matter what good

Might come your way

Or, your point-view can be

A drug like no other

With as much clarity as a fresh spring morning,

With a magic as deep and beautiful

As all the stars at night

And more powerful than anything

You could possibly ever put into your body,

Your point-of-view can give to you

A living, blue-sky paradise on Earth

Regardless of what

Terrible strife or tragedy

Life might throw your way

Remember, the more you tend to see

The more you tend to forgive

And the windows in your mind

You use to look at life

Really are what you tend to get back

It's not a matter of where you look

But much more a matter

Of what you happen to notice

Dewey Dirks