ennoble (verb) – to elevate in degree, excellence, or respect; dignify; exalt
At what point will you stop and pause?
Consider upon your true noble cause.
As you pray, place together your paws.
And relax that tension from your jaws.
Purposefully mindful intent.
Positively pursue what’s meant
to be best for you and all others.
Uplift all beings. Never smother.
Everything that is beautiful and noble is the product of reason and calculation.
-Charles Baudelaire
Authentic nobility can be difficult,
like cartwheels and somersaults.
Yet practice can make permanent
as your ideal self slowly cements.
Adopt a practice to self-ennoble.
Teach others so it can go global.
Better than when we self-flagellate.
Such a shame how much we hate.
Every noble work is at first impossible.
-Thomas Carlyle
Flip the script. Achieve the impossible.
Be more polite, friendly, and civil.
Noble nature does what is best.
Pass each moment’s curious test.
You feel better spreading well-being.
Try it some. You will start seeing
what life can be like in a noble lane,
with more love and joy and far less pain.
A noble life is lived in moderation, not mediocrity.
-Aristotle
I think our focus should be on peace:
the whole pie for all, not some small piece.
We all own our souls while this life is on lease,
so listen to your gut and be your own police.
Maybe it is wise. Maybe it is dumb. Time will tell.