Russell's Homepage: Poetry: Holier than thou

I wrote this because too often people get caught up in themselves - and it frustrates me especially when I find Christians who hold the 'Holier than thou' attitude which doesn't do any good for anyone - especially not God who they're trying to please anyway - so yeah, but then, one of my friends sent me something saying how what I wrote about was also the reason why Jesus came to earth - there was God, and there was us, and we were too far apart, and so comes a very cool man and God guy...anyways, is good to have two meanings to it - enjoy!

Holier than thou

			Descend, damn you!
			If you spend all your time up there
			Then your pride will
			Block the message.
			The ways in which you answer me -
			Maybe they seem not assuming to you -
			But the tones flow over me and erupt in anger
			Because of the narrow ways in which your mind works.
			True, God is all -
			But all that is done
			By you acting a little above,
			And believing yourself to be so far above,
			Is increase the possibility
			Of alienation of others from the path that you follow.
			Be careful where you tread -
			Careful of the words that sprout from your mouth.

			You must be able to descend to any other man's depth
			So that you may be able to empathise with him -
			See where he walks -
			And so that you may show him the way up the mountain.
			Too often now
			You seem to only wave at him from above -
			Not moving to help him,
			Just sitting pretty in the heights.

			Love and empathy are entwined -
			You cannot stay high 
			And expect others to climb a mountain
			With no guide 
			And only the Beacon atop it -
			For that often seems far too far away -
			So small and distant -
			You must be the intercessor -
			The guide and the pathfinder.
			Love and descend -
			Not losing your footing -
			But working in understanding
			Of All -
			From points of view other than yours.