Time Conscious Versus Spirit Conscious Poem by Kenneth Maswabi

I have met people
On the express train of time
Juggling with the hands of time
Deadlines and achievements
Occupying their minds
Sometimes reckless with their own lives
Just to satisfy their time conscious egos, bosses and systems
The world is full of time sensitive milestones
But empty of classrooms of the spirit

Let me unveil Spirit consciousness
It is not the complexities of the project that matter
Nor the pursuit of timely submission of your work
It is the state of harmony in your body, mind and spirit
Sometimes you have to let time go (pass)
Not caring about the ticking hands of time
But dwelling on the Silence within
It is within this Silence
That you will be quenched
And clarity of mind, body and spirit will be fetched
And then you will beat time in whatever race you are on
It is the divine existence within us
That holds the key to happiness
And one of the most precious elements of happiness is success

It is not time that should drive you
It is the inner calmness (stillness)
That opens the library of achievements

Kenneth Maswabi
(26-09-2019)