My Error

©1996 Frank Sant'Agata


I lived my life in error

I thought I was this person; this being; this individual
I was afraid it wasn't good enough

I thought I was my race, my nationality, my religion
I was made afraid to associate with 'lesser' persons

I thought I was my education, my social class, my family name
I feared that I wouldn't quite make the grade

I thought I was my health-my skills- my abilities
I was fearful that I might lose these things

I thought I was my career, my income, my title
I feared poverty, loss of stature and lack of respect

I thought I was the car I drove, my home, the way I dressed
I was scared that I would be looked down upon

I thought I was what I owned, my portfolio, my adornments
I feared that if they were lost, I would lose a part of me

I thought I was my body, its health, build, stature, stamina
I was afraid it would get old and sick and die

I lived my life in error

I thought I had to please everyone
I was afraid they would not love me

I thought I had to please my parents
I feared that they would think I failed them

I thought I was my grade point average
I feared everyone else was smarter than I

I thought that I had to be popular
I feared being all alone and unloved

I thought I had to please my friends
I was afraid they would lose interest in me and leave

I lived my life in error

I thought I had to climb the ladder of success
I feared that the world would pass me by

I thought I had to please my employers
I was afraid I would be overlooked or fired

I thought I had to marry and raise a family
I was fearful that I would grow old and be lonely

I thought I had to be perfect for my spouse
I was afraid of being left for one better than I

I thought I had to give my life for my country
I was afraid that I would be called unpatriotic

I thought I had to fight and kill and die
I feared being scorned with cowardice

I thought I had to be the perfect parent
I feared I didn't measure up to standard

I thought I had to live up to my children's expectations
I was fearful that they would not love me

I thought I had to associate with certain people
I feared the world was watching me

I thought I had to support certain organizations
I was afraid they would talk unkindly about me

I thought I had to congregate
I was taught to fear that I would go to hell

I thought I had to maintain a proper standard of living
I feared that there would be lack in my later years

I lived my life in error

I thought it was all over
That I lived it all in vain

And then, I realized that it was my error !
No one owned it but me !

All I had to do was acknowledge it

Take responsibility for what I made. . .
and forgive myself

And, let it all go

Only then, could I be free

Free to make a different choice!
One made without fear

A different choice without being afraid,
or scared, or worried, or fearful

A choice made with love and only love as its guide
And undo all of my error;
error that never was

 

 

 


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Essay: On LOVE and FEAR
Essay: On FORGIVENESS
Verse: "Oh Love !"
Meditation: LAKE
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Meditation: SIMPLICITY
Meditation: LIGHT
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