To Be Alive
To be alive
some live in
confusion
some live
without truth
some live in
disorder
Some are trapped
in fame and gain
some cling to
power and position
some lose
themselves in comparison
some drown in
endless calculation
Some are bound
by anxiety
some are lost in
sorrow
some are eroded
by negativity
some wander in
decadence
But those who
live brightly
optimistic clear‑minded open‑hearted
wise and
peaceful
they have
awakened in life’s trials
seen through the
impermanence of life and death
They know
themselves truly
understanding
what to pursue
what to release
what to hold
fast
what to let go
Thus
they live awake
they live noble
they live with
endless light
LAN XIN
LAN XIN: Internationally renowned
writer, poet and translator, member of the Chinese Writers Association. The
only female inheritor of UNESCO-listed Dongba Culture, International
Disseminator of Dongba Culture and practitioner of Chinese culture's global
outreach. Winner of the Italian Francesco Giampietri International Literary
Award, President of Lanxin Samei Academy and Dean of Yulong Wenbi Dongba
Culture Academy.
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