I am simply a workman plying my trades;
planning to gain the fruits of my labor;
seeking out truths; defying charades;
it’s the fruits of the mind that I savor.
It has oft been said, that we are what we eat;
and are affected by whatever work we do;
in my lifetime, I suffered many a defeat;
still I remain, what my thoughts imbue.
In computers, its “garbage in; garbage out;”
in all of life, it’s pretty much the same;
for, isn’t that, in a nutshell, what life is about:
and what we take, gets the blame.
I’ve avoided the fruit of the forbidden tree;
for such is the Master’s demand;
what pleases the Father; pleases me;
for, his wish is my command.
But it isn’t true, about what’s to come out;
life was created in total perfection;
how life reacted, is what it’s all about;
man turned to God in rejection.
All of our life is designed to define us;
but its journey can take us only so far;
how we react, may serve to refine us;
and make us become who we are.
So, it isn’t at all about what we take in;
for God causes all to walk in the rain;
the truth is today, as it’s always been;
what you give, determines what you gain.