Remember
The goddess of reason
fully formed
burst forth
from her father's
forehead
You did not.
Remember reason
is not a gift. It's a given.
It's not how we
make amends
for ourselves
It is the way
we make sense
of ourselves
Reason
is easy
once
you
try
Faith
is neither
difficult nor
mildly interesting
I don't care
what you wish for
or how you pray
with all your heart
Show me what you do
with knowledge
Show me how you work
with what you've got
and I'll show you
Athena, tilting her helmet
to your success
touching your shoulders
with the point of her spear
Praise wisdom
not intuition
Power, not
mysticism
If you choose
to live like an ascetic
it is because
you spied the
cornucopia
of opportunities
and took none
If you choose
the title skeptic
it is because
you witnessed
your entitlement
to enlightenment
and learned nothing
Remember
the conquest
of consequence
over convenience
of meaning
over mindlessness
Focus is
your greatest achievement.
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