Our Legacy

When one looks at the portfolio of human legacy
is there a spot that screams, “I’m fine and in balance,
totally consistent with what is ideal behavior?”

Not unless history is all fiction
and there are no people
who are compulsive, demented, murderous,
depraved, debauched, and generally off center.

Truth is, we are all normal
if extremes and bizarre behavior are your standard,
it is only when we apply some insane label to our perform
that it gets out of control.

Just look at war and all the other passionate hobbies
of what we call humanity’s heart beat,
do those bespeak of wisdom we can take pride?

Einstein once define insanity
as doing the same thing over and over
while expecting different results,
yet this is almost a second nature aspect
to what we do so often.

Like working at the same job
where this is no hope of change,
still dreaming in your head
you’ll get a promotion and be happy
though after ten years it has never happen once.

Henry Drummond one said,
“Life is the capacity to relate to one’s environment.”
I can’t think of anything saner
than to accept without anger or frustration
how we all live in this strange fun house planet
so might as well smile and find the fun,
probably won’t take away the sadness,
but at least you can enjoy it more than other ways.