'The INVITATION"
I'm not interested in the accolades you have accumulated in the presence of others...
I want to know what you do in the solitude of your darkest nights..
When one's true integrity is discovered...
Do you shrivel before the RESISTANCE of your ego..
Or carve through the Veil of Illusion even as your own tears cloud your vision...
With an unbreakable FAITH that a Miracle will be birthed on the other side..
I could care less how many times you go to church...
to be 'FED' by the word of God........
I INVITE you to tell me how many hours you've spent feeding others through acts of CHARITY and KINDNESS....
It doesn't impress me that you ALWAYS remember Birthdays and Anniversaries..
I'm curious how many times you've done something special for another...'JUST BECAUSE'....
I'll NEVER remember how many Facebook friends you have amassed.....
But I will NEVER forget the times you were a true friend by loving me in times of my deepest SORROWS.....
I won't treat you any different based on how many degrees you have plastered on your walls....
But I will study how well you've learned by your previous missteps......especially toward the manner you treat and receive others who are still trying to find their own way...
I may never know how many musical instruments you have mastered...
But can you make my SOUL SMILE through the song your heart plays in my presence....
I'm not invested in your favorite bedtime stories from a childhood past....
I want to know what STORIES you tell yourself about your
own purpose for 'BEING'....
I could care less about your current net worth....
No.....What I want to understand, is in what ways have you been
WORTHY of your own SUFFERINGS....
I won't notice how fancy your 'dance moves' may be...
I want to know if you are courageous enough to 'Dance to the Beat of Your Own Drummer' even if it means being laughed at for being 'DIFFERENT'
And PLEASE do not bore me with how technologically savvy you fancy yourself to be....
Rather...I want to comprehend why you'd rather TEXT ....Than
pick up the phone and hear my VOICE say.."I MISS YOU..TONS!!"..
I'm not interested in how many 'Thank You' notes you've sent for all the amazing gifts you may have received...
I want you to tell me how many times you've said "THANK YOU"..for still being your friend...Even AFTER your words may have 'cut straight to the bone'...
I will never be impressed by how much money you've earned, or even given away.....
I want to know how often you've shared your ABUNDANCE of FEARS and FAILURES with others.....So that they know they are NOT alone when confronted with theirs
And PLEASE, do not waste my time with how many likes and DM's you receive across your daily social media platforms.....
For I'll be so much more impressed with how much you've assisted in making another's HEART swell with acceptance by taking the time to simply know that they are seen....DEEPLY... and COMPASSIONATELY SEEN...!
And I will never judge or jostle you when the time comes for you to get a prescription for Bi-focal lenses. I will be much more concerned with how many times you will choose to -turn a blind eye -- towards the atrocities of a World gone awry with compromised confusion and a challenged sense of consciousness.......
But FEAR not..... for I will NEVER forsake who I know you truly TO BE! And with that knowledge, you shall have permanent access to a community of like minded Spirits who will never judge you. Especially during those times when you feel isolated and all alone. For the night is always darkest just before the DAWN.... and you shall see by checking the fine print on your INVITATION....... That you have a full access pass towards a spiritual shindig that knows TIME is simply an illusion.... So anytime you need a spiritual scrubbing, the doors will always be open...
And I will not be offended by how many times you forget my Birthday...
For the only thing I DESIRE you to remember...Is how utterly PERFECT... You already are.......
NERDMASTE
Jeffrey Louis Martinez
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