How Many Times?
by Dr. Stewart Bitkoff
How Many Times?
I wonder how many times
I have walked upon this planet.
Certainly this is not my first trip;
I am an old time traveler who has returned, building upon past vacations.
Sometimes, I wonder why I put myself through this journey again and again.
The flesh decays; sunshine turns to darkness and those you love pass away.
Why return to this place of sorrow and tragedy?
Yet, the heart whispers- because without bitterness there can be no sweetness.
Without loneliness there can be no love.
Without death there can be no life.
All to be shared, over and over again;
All to know the Creator, myself, and others more fully.
Personally, joining in the action of creation- moment by moment.
-S. Bitkoff
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Also by Dr. Bitkoff, which you can purchase via Amazon: Sufism for Western Seekers.
For more information, or to contact the author, go to: www.stewartbitkoff.com.
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