Ein künstliches Gehirn, das für uns denkt aber nichts empfindet und nicht mal fühlt, darf nicht sein was unsere Schritte lenkt, uns belehrt, führt, füllt und aufwühlt. Alles, was wir bereits entdeckten, ist nichts im Vergleich zu dem, was wir noch nicht wissen. Und nur unser Geist kann‘s finden. Angesichts der Verrohung hilft keine KI, nur das Gewissen. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
2025
THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES
Why don’t people take opportunities When they come? Most especially those opportunities That come from The heart and appeal to the sixth sense And, if grasped, lead us back to the essence Of the purpose of being human and fulfilled. A happiness, a love, heartfelt and God-willed. The best opportunities Don’t make us wealthy. The best opportunities Make us happy. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
DIE ANDERE SEITE
Eine Welt kann groß sein und leer - was nutzt Dir ihre Größe dann? Eine Liebe kann da sein aber schwer - Was nutzt Dir ihre Nähe dann? Ein Mensch kann Dir alles geben, alles nehmen und Dir nichts vergeben - Was nutzt Euch Eure Verbindung dann? Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
BELIEVE YOUR HEART
Believe your heart, It does not lie; Let it be your chart and your Why - Why you believe or disbelieve a story; Why in all things you give God the glory; Why you wake up and get up And dress up and show up Morning after morning after morning Like the sun always returning every morning. Why you remember the sun and look up And drink renewal from the Grail Cup. Follow your heart, no matter where it may roam - It is like a magic chart that knows the way home. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
EINMAL BERÜHREN
Einmal schnell den Himmel berühren und zurück… Einmal tief die Seele berühren bringt Glück… Einmal lindernd die Wunde berühren heilt sie ein Stück. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
A LITTLE HAPPY EVERYDAY
Sometimes you love someone, but the person loves someone else. Or the person simply prefers a lifestyle different from the one which a life with you would have to offer them. So they choose or go after someone else who, or another path that, can offer them that lifestyle.
Being that the aim, the very aim, of life itself is Happiness, this experience of rejection cuts to the very heart of the essence of existence. The hurt can kill the soul. It makes people reappraise themselves, question their worth and even find fault in their own fundamental character. Yet, while self-examination is healthy, so also are self-love, self-understanding and self-acceptance equally necessary.
When trapped in a spiral of self-abnegation in which one no longer recognises oneself, It then becomes imperative to awaken, within one’s consciousness, a new narrative of life and of self in order to find the path to a new source of joy, as a new person. To outgrow the self-image that traps one in a cycle of pain, perhaps even to shed certain traits, and to learn to see oneself, one’s path and one’s Why with fresh new eyes. To find a new understanding of the purpose of life.
This is where the concept of never giving up comes into play. Every morning when you wake up, strive for joy. Be prepared to let go of those thoughts and those beliefs that weigh you down debilitatingly. Be ready and able every day to try a new path, a new thought, until you find the exit – and then you can take flight again.
Life is a jigsaw puzzle. Many parts fit, but many parts don’t fit also. And you have to move the pieces about in your heart and in your life continuously, often, and courageously in order to slowly put your answers together.
And, as you stride on along this way, try… try to be a little happy every day. In the end, that’s all you have. That’s all we have to share with one another. That is our humanity.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Undulating Plains
UNDULATING PLAINS
“Undulating Plains” is the section where I sprawl my thoughts and intuitions out as prose. I wander and I wonder, through my mind and heart, across the length and breath of my inner life, dredging the depths and crowning the heights, as I stride ever forward in the long arch of my continuous existence, spanning many incarnations, like a sojourner travelling seekingly over these undulating plains and varied landscape of the many planes of existence in this wonderful Creation of God.
Che Chidi Chukwumerije
Undulating Plains
THE SMILES OF STRANGERS
The smiles of strangers along the way; Eyes that touch with a friendly look briefly - Just a few of these silent greetings a day Change the feel of the city, lighten it greatly. And they are there, just enough of humanity; Partake in it, for life is rushing by so quickly. Joy-givers are preservers of human dignity. Every day is a gift. Use it wisely. Be happy. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
HOFFNUNGSHERZEN
Höher Immer höher Steigt mein Verlangen Größer Immer größer Die Tränen auf meinen Wangen Freudentränen Herzen, die sich sehnen Zu einander schreien wie Sirenen Lauter Immer lauter Herzen, die schreien und bangen. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Im Jahrzehnt der deutschen Dichtung
SHARE YOUR LIGHT
Sometimes it‘s just a word that’s missing At the right time and everything goes wrong Hurting sounds like hissing Caring sounds like dissing Whispering sounds like kissing And confirms what you knew all along. But someone will cross your path today Who needs a smile Someone crying for help will be in your way For a little while Just a word, a look, a smile, a friendly touch Will help them another mile. Share your night and your fright Share your might and your right Share your sight and your insight And share your plight and your flight Share your fight and your bite Share your height - and share your light. Che Chidi Chukwumerije Poems from the inner river
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