Wael Al-Mahdi (2010)
The gnawing, growing, roguish pain
For many years had been my bane
It saps my strength, this dreadful drain!
What soulful trick or sleight of mind?
Could this willful dragon finally bind?
I struggle in vain, dumb and blind.
Learned books I sought, to comprehend
How to take to flight, to transcend
And put this worry to its end.
Did I transcend ? not a small bit
With all learning, and all my wit
I came no closer to overcoming it!
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For me, pain is ‘a soulful trick’ indeed.
As a spiritual path, it’s not one I would have chosen, but through it’s maze I’m beginning to hear the call of my soul and ‘re-member’ who I really am becoming. Practically speaking ‘what you can’t hear, you must feel!’ seems to fit some of the purpose of pain in encouraging growth.
I can only speak personally, but your writing certainly speaks to me.
Thanks!
PS Love ‘relating archetypes to mental modules’ makes sense.