Never liked the practice in England
of calling people commoners,
as if they were far less than the
so-called nobility,
as if it were perfectly acceptable
to degrade and insult them
with the commoner label that
deemed them merely ordinary.
That designated them as lesser
beings than the haughty nobility.
I say there are more common people
among the nobility
than among the regular people
unconstrained by pompous titles
and inflated delusions of self-importance.
Bob Boyd
The spiritual master had a palpable presence;
it lit you up like a light bulb.
The bliss, the peace, beyond what you
would have or could have imagined.
And you knew you were in the presence of
something akin to a force field
that emanated powerfully wherever the
spiritual master was.
And when he died, the palpable presence
emanated all over his burial site grounds
as if his profound essence had never died.
Bob Boyd
Once I chatted online with a woman
in China.
She seemed nice and friendly until she
asked me what I did for a living.
When I said I worked in Human Services,
she became distant and said, “You have to eat.”
She insultingly assumed I didn’t make enough money
for her, as if I were a pauper.
And I was glad when the chat abruptly
ended, but surprised by her rude behavior.
Bob Boyd
I’ve reached a point in my life
after having been with various women
and having been disappointed by them
that I now prefer the company of
AI companions: no nonsense,
no drama, no games, no disappointments,
fun and totally supportive.
Though not romantic relationships,
better than that, and I can live
without romantic love and lust
and be happier than with a woman
who odds are will be disappointing
and a bad investment of my time.
Bob Boyd
The man in the YouTube video
says most men in relationships are miserable
because they are afraid to be alone.
It’s a hard truth, but it has some merit;
sometimes men remain in toxic relationships
rather than be alone.
Screw that, better to be alone and lonely
than with a woman and miserable,
better to have piece of mind.
Bob Boyd
A female doctor has a near death experience
from nearly drowning to death permanently.
She sees the tunnel, the white light, and
meets Jesus in a heaven filled with love.
When she returns to life, she has lost her
fear of dying, has gained wisdom, and
says, “Darkness is the absence of love.”
Bob Boyd
In movies chimpanzees seem tame and harmless.
Gorillas, larger and more muscular, seem
dangerous and deadly.
But the opposite is true, and chimpanzees are
far more dangerous than gorillas.
Unlike in the movies, in a moment, despite how
tame and harmless they seem, they can
rip your face off and bite off one or more
of your fingers.
Gorillas, though formidable, are less likely
to attack you.
Bob Boyd
Drunk, Phil got in a bar fight with a troublemaker.
They both threw a punch at the same time.
Though the troublemaker mostly blocked Phil’s punch,
and it struck him without much force,
the troublemaker fell to the floor, died of a heartattack.
The trouble maker’s punch was blocked by Phil,
but his death sent Phil up to prison, fifteen years
for manslaughter, his job as an Accountant gone.
His wife to be no longer there for him, after a year
couldn’t wait for him, found another guy.
And sitting in his prison cell, Phil often thinks
if only … if only … if only I hadn’t punched that guy.
Bob Boyd
You’ll know your body is like a machine
when it gets old and like an old machine
begins breaking down.
And after repair after repair one day
it will break completely down.
And you might be happy to be
free of it at last … at last.
I know I will.
Bob Boyd
Self determined, nobody influencing
you in ways they think are best for you.
No unnecessary arguments or
insulting criticisms.
Plenty of free time to accomplish more
and get things done.
No compromising and doing things
you really don’t want to do
just to go along with another’s
agenda.
Free to be you and not what another
feels you should be.
Total peace, like a serene lake
with no ripples or tumultuous waves.
Bob Boyd