Any paintings are limitless
in richness of colour or detail, yet
they are all painted on a canvas.
All living things
have a consciousness, a degree
of awareness. It is not the faculty
but the infinitesimal quality.
The tiniest organism is sensitive
to light, heat or vibration .
Who are we to say it has no consciousness?
A growing nervous system gained
a free will, cognition,
intention and attention.
A new dimension of feeling
brought thought. This
set us apart from all creatures.
Not conscious but the use
we make of consciousness.
Reaching out either to fear and suffering
or to all embracing love.
Only by choice
we become masters
of thoughts and feelings.
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