Ambition courage and generosity
forgiveness insight and honesty
understanding and above all love
remember these
the 8 sacred keys
Ambition opens the door to success
enabling more where once was less
Courage opens the door to possibility
releasing the shackles of insecurity
Generosity opens the door to abundance
lifting all from poverty’s encumbrance
Forgiveness opens the door to peace
enabling conflict and violence to cease
Insight opens the door to wisdom
setting the mind on the path to freedom
Honesty opens the door to truth
giving the bite of deceit no tooth
Understanding opens the door to acceptance
breaking down the wall of fear’s reluctance
Love is the key considered best
it is the secret to happiness
because it opens the door
to all the rest
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rob kistner © 2022
Poetry at: The Sunday Muse
This image inspired a gorgeous poem from you Rob! I love the messages it unfolds! Beautifully written!
Thank you Carrie, send it is a beautiful image — so thank you for that gift! 🙂
The world needs to read this, Rob. Thank you!!!
You are welcome Helen — and I believe that yes they do! 🙂
All wonderful and necessary keys that it looks like certain well known personages do not possess at all. Well said, Rob.
The need to possess these is fundamental — but not immediately easy. That is part of what makes the sacred Sherry… 🙂
Oh, I love this so much:
“remember these
the 8 sacred keys
ambition opens the door to success
enabling more where once was less”
I just could not escape the pull of those keys in this great image from Carrie. There certainly may be a couple more I address this weekend, fabulous offerings! 🙂
Rob, this poem could be added as an addendum proverb in The Book of Life. Heck, this should be The Preamble!
This is what the image outlined for me Lisa, I am pleased it resonated with you. Those 8 keys just hanging their screamed they required significance. I started writing down as many important positive human qualities that I could think of. Then I started grouping by relative similarity, then carving down until I arrived at these 8.
Love is the key considered best
it is the secret to happiness
because it opens the door
to all the rest
Love the above words philosophically classic befitting of your great writing skill Rob! Enjoyed your write!
Hank
Thank you Hank, very much. This is the verse that best closes the piece, so I cut the final verse I originally had so, that it now ends here on these lines, that you quoted. Your comment helped mr realize that I had written one verse too many! So sgain, thank you. 🙂
Amen to all of this, Rob, especially the last!
So be it Ingrid.
This needs to be on the wall of every school.
Wish I would have seen this when my children were younger.
Can I give it to them?
You are welcome to share this Syl! 🙂
We chose the same image. Your poem is beautiful and love does indeed open all the other doors. The doors of perception await.
Almost assigned one of tye keys to perception True, but chose Insight over Perfeption.
Rob,
Yes, love is the key that opens all the other doors. There is wisdom in your words. A manifesto on life with 8 sacred keys to happiness.
Wonderfully, done my friend…It’s a mantra that worth repeating…
Thank you True! 🙂
Really enjoyed this! It’s the kind of poem that would reward multiple reads.
Thank you Chrissa… 🙂
What a beautiful message!
Thank you Sara… 🙂