" ON GOSSIPING "

The introspective person
Places his spiritual welfare
Before everything,
And because he most diligently
Stays in tune with himself
There exists,
No gossiping,
No intrusions
Into the lives of others
For there is no benefit in prying,
He only arrives at a devout
Inner life
By tending to the self
With silence,
He makes great spiritual progress
By freeing himself
Of All
Temporal cares
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Let nothing be considered great or important
Especially,
Meddling in others affairs.
It is surely the best way
To end friendships,
And to miss out
On the Love of others
For surely,
Gossiping does harm
To one's own soul,
Harm to its recipient,
And seeds the 'grapevine'
(upon which it travels)
With cause
For anger,
And God does not abide
Manipulation of our brothers!!
So,
   saith,
          the world....
              

Tony Taylor