“Heart of Wisdom”
Academia gives birth
To false pursuits of wisdom
The State gives birth
To brutal horrors of war
Industry gives birth
To savage inequalities
The church gives birth
To the perversion of spirituality….
So, the man of wisdom
lies in wait
Opting instead
To remain fulfilled in stillness
But ever ready is he
To receive the foolish
with open arms and an open heart
For in truth he knows
That he is also them.
Forrest Rivers is a writer and teacher who lives in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. His new book, COVID-19 and Humanity’s Spiritual Awakening is now available on Amazon HERE.
