Perfect Government

Please show me a building on this planet

which is without cracks

I’ll then show you two countries

with two perfect governments

When a being reaches perfection

He doesn’t stay for more than

seven days on this earth unless he wants to

take up preaching

He dies within seven days

and his own fire from the body

is used to consume

the flesh and the bones

There’ll be nothing left

because the Arahant doesn’t want anything

You’ll have to sleep in the open space

if you’re waiting for the building without cracks

Even the caves, provided by nature

are full of cracks

Where should you go?

Please tell me because I may wish to have a go.

Our ancestors were not quitters,

they were adventurers

who preferred to move over

to places where they could live peacefully

without having to fight the bandits

The guy who doesn’t want to fight

by walking away is not weak

He merely wants to avoid a scene

in which he has to kill

Even the devils don’t enjoy killing

Do you still want to fight?

Only mad people cut the throats

Of virgins and ask their gods to drink

It’ll be a most difficulty incident

if we have to kill to save our lives

I pray we won’t have to face such a painful day!

(End)

Copyright © 2004 by Poh Tiong Ho