Those who remain as they were born and raised
Are trapped by pleasure and pain, likes and dislikes,
And live reflexively
Whether to advance or retreat.

They deem worries to be
Nothing but pain
And a constraint,
Something to be pushed aside.

Yet,
Those who have awakened their souls
Know that everything
Has a meaning.

Worries bring a calling
To a new dimension,
Transcending the way
We have lived until now.

The power of worry
Makes us seek the light
Within all things, to truly
Let us grow.

Keiko Takahashi
2026.5.1