Empowerment

No being can grant or take away what has always been
Without a beginning and without end.
There is no race, no competition, no win and no loss.
Reprimands, beatings, praises or embraces
The recipient and the donor are one.

There is no telling another how to live.
Each has their own place —
The beggar outside the gate.
The prayerful bribing the priest.
The priest accepting the bribe.

Infinite variations acting upon His will.
Are you going to change?
Can you change another?
Shamed, blamed, commended or recommended
There is no race, no competition, no win and no loss.

You are as you are
And will be as you be
In the body.