Kernels.

How easily the wind overturns a frail tree.
Seek happiness in the senses,
indulge in food and sleep,
and you too will be uprooted.

Do I have what I need, or do I just want what's around?

To stop simply reacting. To stop plodding along without purpose or wisdom. To stop filling life with trifles that only put off the task at hand. To awaken. To be conscious of the labrynth that modern life erects between you and the truth. The stuff and nonsense, floundering, moving but arriving nowhere.

Look within.
Be still.
Free from fear and attachment,
know the sweet joy of the way.