Christopher Hansard:[ If]

If,

you can not cultivate wisdom

then show restraint in all your thoughts and actions,

If you can not show love to your fellow human being,

then try to demonstrate politeness in all circumstances,

If you can not show balance in a difficult situation

withdraw so that you may reclaim your thoughts,

If you can not love your self

then forgive this lack of love

and learn how to co-exist with this

until you heal

If you are overwhelmed by the world

stop and sit in the overwhelming turbulence

do nothing and it will become still

and the storm will dissapate

If you feel alone

know that only fear within

promotes the addiction to the anguish

of aloneness

there comes a time

when ‘If’

no longer can be a choice