A Rumor of Wisdom
Rumors of Wisdom: Navigating Life's Depths
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Have I learned from my taste of torment
Reflecting on personal suffering and questioning if there's a lesson learned.
Have I learned from my glimpse of tragedy
Contemplating the impact of witnessing tragic events and whether any insights were gained.
Is there any understanding that I have gained from the nightmares I've seen with my own eyes
Questioning if the nightmares witnessed personally have contributed to understanding.
Or is this the matrimony of sorrow and selfishness
Considering if the current state is a result of a union between sorrow and selfishness.
Am I coping to live, or am I living to cope
Exploring the motive behind living, whether it's to cope with challenges or truly live life.
Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life
Expressing a sense of hardship and few positive experiences throughout life.
Resentment led me to the point of no return
Resentment has led to a point of no return, acknowledging unlearned lessons.
Where I'm reminded of the lessons that I never learned
Reflecting on the consequences of resentment and the lessons left unlearned.
But it's a rumor of wisdom to which I cling
Embracing a rumored wisdom despite past mistakes and hardships.
Provision is deserved and consolation is guaranteed
Believing in deserving provision and guaranteed consolation despite challenges.
I will groan with breaking heart and bitter grief
Expressing deep emotional pain and sorrow.
I think we learn through contrast
Learning through contrasting experiences, possibly emphasizing the importance of hardship.
But what happens when we face a calamity
Questioning how one learns when faced with a calamity or disaster.
Groan with breaking heart and bitter grief
Reiterating the expression of intense emotional pain and grief.
I think we see the truth in the differences
Believing that truth is revealed through recognizing differences.
But what will we believe
Questioning beliefs when faced with contrasting truths.
God, there's only so much black-and-white
Acknowledging the complexity of situations, avoiding simplistic black-and-white perspectives.
So what will be the dividing wall between us next
Contemplating what will create division or separation between individuals in the future.
We find solace as we polarize
Finding comfort or peace in extreme and opposing views.
Then at least we know what divides us
Emphasizing the clarity gained when polarizing views, knowing what separates people.
Bias is an opiate
Highlighting the addictive nature of bias.
It's so easy just to settle for the pity of man than grow from hardship
Choosing the easier path of receiving pity rather than growing from hardship.
I'll advertise my struggle
Intending to publicize personal struggles.
I'll make an enemy out of anyone who disagrees
Readiness to turn anyone who disagrees into an adversary.
Call me a victim of my own adversity
Embracing a victim identity based on personal adversity.
Pay attention
Calling for attention to personal experiences and struggles.
I will groan with breaking heart and bitter grief
Reiteration of deep emotional pain and bitter grief.
If ignorance is bliss, then wisdom is the end of me
Suggesting that if ignorance brings happiness, wisdom may lead to an end.
Am I coping to live or am I living to cope
Repeating the earlier question about the motive behind living.
Wisdom is the end of me
Emphasizing the potential negative consequences of wisdom.
God, there's only so much black-and-white
Reiterating the acknowledgment of the complexity in situations.
So what will be the dividing wall between us next
Wondering what will cause division in the future.
We find solace as we polarize
Finding comfort in extreme views and the clarity they bring.
Then at least we know what divides us
Highlighting the knowledge of what separates people when polarizing views.
Bias is an opiate
Stating that bias is like an addictive drug.
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