THE SEARCH OF LIFE
You don't have to be suicidal
to wonder if your life is worth living.
You don't have to be on skid row
to feel that you're a loser.
You don't have to be locked behind bars
to be imprisoned by your own desires.
You don't have to be a prostitute
to sell your life to others.
You don't have to be a playboy
to be preoccupied with sex.
You don't have to be a drug addict
to exist on an artificial "high."
You don't have to be a millionaire
to be bought by the love of money.
You don't have to be psychotic
to run from the deeper issues of life.
You don't have to be corporate president
to live for your job.
You don't have to be a garbage collector
to think that life stinks.
You don't have to drive a BMW
to try to find joy in your possessions.
You don't have to be homeless
to feel lost and out of place in the world.
You don't have to be stupid
to misunderstand what life is all about.
And you don't have to be a genius
to discover the real meaning of life.
by Kurt De Haan
Wednesday, 24/9/03