The Search For Enlightenment

I love the way this poem beautifully encapsulates the stages of learning, and the long, long road to enlightenment …

1. I walk down the street.
   There is a deep hole in the sidewalk
   I fall in.
   I am lost…
   I am hopeless.
   It isn’t my fault.
   It takes forever to find a way out.
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2. I walk down the same street.
   There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
   I pretend I don’t see it.
   I fall in again.
   I can’t believe I’m in the same place.
   But it isn’t my fault.
   It still takes a long time to get out.
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3. I walk down the same street.
   There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
   I see it is there.
   I still fall in…it’s a habit
   My eyes are open; I know where I am;
   It is my fault.
   I get out immediately.
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4. I walk down the same street.
   There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
   I walk around it.
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5. I walk down another street.

~ Portia Nelson