Celebrate gain if you must

But remember that

It’s but a shadow…

An indication

Of a loss coming.

 

Partiality is man’s hope from cleverness

But existence is always whole

Intelligence will get you what you want

But your wisdom will reveal

That it was never your need.

 

What an amazing thing to learn from life…

That neither gain nor loss

Can be a measure of your worth

Because they are two sides

Of the same coin.

 

They don’t add up

They don’t take away…

Their fifty-fifty chances

Are nothing more than

A zero-sum game.