Kenneth Maswabi
From Silence to Turbulence
The human spirit is a beautiful phenomenon
It is laden with the soft material of peace
It is a place brimming with unconditional Love
It is a serene and quiet place of unimaginable beauty
It is the Silence within that forms a canopy of tranquillity
A hidden paradise exist deep within our being
This is the summit of all creation
The pinnacle of beauty
But there is a catch, or let me say catch 22
The human being was created to come out of the burrow of his being
To fully undress itself of the beauty of the spirit
And be disintegrated into body, mind and soul
The human being is both blessed and cursed
To enter the physical world and be free to taste the contents of life
It is not the succulent taste of life that is the problem
It is the formation of a malignant tumour deep in the human psyche (ego)
Upon entering this world, the beautiful human spirit is slowly discarded
And a new form of existence is manufactured
Acquired knowledge becomes the golden tool
That is used to explore the new world
The human being becomes intoxicated with his/her mind
Thoughts are used on the track of life (ideologies)
Either to create a beautiful niche or to exploit others
Emotions are used to gather sympathy or deceive others
The human being has now entered a dark realm
Where others are used to gain traction of life
Competition and individualism are the new ideologies
Selfishness and wickedness are born out of this turbulent mind
Exploitation becomes the tool to gather the produce of materialism
Inequality is the end product of this cunningly designed scam
Poverty is created to oppress others
This is the most potent form of betrayal of oneself
The human being has turned against itself
It has become a slayer of its own kind
It is intoxicated with ego, selfishness and wickedness
It has tasted the poisonous relish from the pot of materialism
It has become a force of evil
This the realm of turbulence
The darkness is thick and the storm is forever
It is a place of uncertainty and chaos
©Kenneth Maswabi
