Measuring

Measuring

 

We humans measure ourselves incessantly.

Am I good enough?

Productive enough?

Compassionate enough?

Do I have enough friends?

Enough shoes?

Do I measure up?

(Does anyone aspire to

measuring down?)

 

What a waste of energy,

this constant quest to see

where we stand in the pecking order

of life—

actually, of course, simply

the pecking order of the culture

in which we marinate.

 

Not all measurements are odious.

How tall are you

compared to your height at age 6?

Well, there's some measurable growth.

But those intangible measurements?

The ones that serve to demean us?

 

Drop them.

Stick to yardstick measurements

and let the rest take care of themselves.

 

 

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