Conquerors amass lands. And yet the farmer gains more from the acre in which he eats. The wealthy amass fortunes too much to spend. And yet it is the poor who learn value as it is needed to survive. Tyrants rule over hordes and yet the oppressed’s hearts rest not in servitude but in freedom. And governments amass authority. But it is the people who own defiance, which does not answer to authority. Fulfillment comes not from what you acquire but what you desire.

Conquerors amass lands. And yet the farmer gains more from the acre in which he eats. The wealthy amass fortunes they can never spend. And yet  it is the poor who learn value as it is needed to survive. Tyrants rule over hordes and l yet the oppressed’s hearts rest not in servitude but in freedom. And  governments amass authority. But it is the people who own defiance, which does not answer to authority. Fulfillment come later not from what you acquire but what you desire.

C.L. Harmon