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Death comes
With his impressive scythe
And says
“You should be afraid of me”
I look up and ask
“Why should I be afraid of you?”
“Because I will make you dead
I will make you nonexistent”
“How can you make me nonexistent?”
Death does not answer
He swings his impressive scythe
I say, “I come and I go. Then I come again. And I go again
I always come back. You can neither make me exist nor nonexist.”
“How do you know that you will come again?” Death asks
“I know because I have done that countless times,” I say
“How do I know that you are telling the truth?
Who can be the witness?” Death frowns
I touch the Earth and say
“Earth is the witness. She is my mother”
Suddenly, Death hears the music
Suddenly, Death hears the birds singing from all directions
Suddenly, Death sees the trees blossoming
Earth makes herself apparent to Death
And smiles lovingly to him
Death melts in the loving gaze of Earth
O my beloved
Touch Earth every time you get scared
Touch her deeply
And your sorrow will melt away
Touch her deeply
And you will touch the Deathless
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Thich Nhat Hanh

Thich Nhat Hanh

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