As you know, dear reader,
This blog is just for fun.
There’s seldom something serious,
And humor’s number one.
But today I offer something new:
A challenge, if you please.
Try to rid your life of a hundred things.
At this, you should not sneeze.
Start out with the simple things:
The games you never play,
Some plates or mugs or napkins,
Or that spinach flavored sorbet.
Then move on to bigger things,
Like clothes you never wear.
Give some of it to charities
And see how people care.
Do you really need those picture books
You’ve had since second grade?
A flashlight without batteries,
Or pictures of parades?
Then finally, you’ve rid yourself
Of fifty useless “these.”
You realize now more’s got to go,
And now you’ve reached the keys:
The keys of this whole exercise
Is when you’ve given so,
It’s nasty things that hurt you,
That now will have to go.
There’s grudges, grime, and politics,
And yelling on the news.
There’s people who annoy you a lot
And singing lonely blues.
And when you’ve gotten rid of
100 needless things,
You’ll suddenly feel freer
And happier than kings.
I hope you take this challenge
And try it out yourself.
Get rid of things you do not need
And endless is your wealth.
