A beautiful poem about what is important in life and relationships.
It doesn't interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what you ache for,
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing
It doesn't interest me how old you are.
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool
for love, for your dreams, for the adventure of being alive.
It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon.
I want to know if you have touched the centre of your
own sorrow, if you have been opened by life's betrayals or
have become shrived and closed from fear of further pain.
I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own,
without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it.
I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you
to the tips of your fingers and toes
without cautioning us to be careful, be realistic
or to remember the limitations of being human
It doesn't interest me if the story you're telling me is true.
I want to know if you can disappoint another
to be true to yourself;
if you can bear the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
I want to know if you can be faithful
and therefore be trustworthy.
I want to know if you can see beauty
even if it not pretty everyday,
and if you can source your life from God's presence.
I want to know if you can live with failure, yours or mine,
and still stand on the edge of a lake and shout to
the silver of the full moon, "Yes" !
It doesn't interest me to know where you live
and how much money you have
I want to know if you can get up after the night of
grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone,
and do what needs to be done for the children
It doesn't interest me who you are, how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand in the centre
of the fire with me and not shrink back
It doesn't interest me where or what or
with whom you have studies.
I want to know what sustains you from the inside
when all else falls away.
I want to know if you can alone with yourself
and if you truly like the company
you keep in the empty moments
by Oriah Mountain Dreamer - Indian Elder
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