Autobiography in Five Chapters
(from THE TIBETAN BOOK OF LIVING AND DYING)
Chapter One
I walk down the street,
There is a deep hole in the pavement.
I fall in.
I am lost ... I am hopeless.
It isn't my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.
Chapter Two
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the pavement.
I pretend I don't see it.
I fall in again.
I can't believe I am in the same place.
But it isn't my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.
Chapter Three
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the pavement.
I see it is there.
I still fall in ... It's a habit.
My eyes are open.
I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.
Chapter Four
I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the pavement.
I walk around it.
Chapter Five
I walk down another street.
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