Jürgen Wagner

The biggest treasure one can find

What is the biggest treasure, you can find?
A young man left all things behind,
he travelled north and searched for gold,
he travelled west and people told:

"help us to work, but shut your mouth!"
He turned away and rode to south
He reached a village with old men,
sitting comfortably – and again,

very frustrated he went away
and to the east he took his way
In a small hut he felt harmony,
a wise man lived there peacefully

He stayed with him throughout three years
One day, he was verging on tears
"I must go home!" he told him honestly
"I want to ask you, answer truly:

what is the biggest treasure one can find?"
He said: "desire nothing in your mind!"
He rode back home and told his wife:
"no greed for gold and no more strife!

I’ll live with you in modesty,
in work and peace and sympathy
Let us together find the way
and spread the treasure anyway!"

 

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Published on e-Stories.org on 07/06/2016.

 
 

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Spiegelungen des Daseins: HImmel und Erde: Hommage an das Leben von Jürgen Wagner



Die Gedichte aus den Jahren 2013-16 erzählen von der ‚Hochzeit‘ von Himmel und Erde. Ob in der kraftgebenden Schärfe des Rettichs oder in der Vitalität der Jahrtausende schon lebenden Eibe, ob in der Weisheit alter Geschichten oder im Wunder der Liebe, ob in spirituellen Erfahrungen oder in den Weiten des Alls: überall begegnen sich Licht und Dunkel, oben und unten. Unsere gewohnte Alltagswelt bekommt etwas von ihrem wahren Glanz wieder, wenn wir uns ein Stück dafür öffnen.

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