My karma is a burning wok
Cooking in stir-frying oil
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Today I see you
Overflowing…
Oh restaurant system
We are in a big hot mess
Aren’t we?
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We are both cooking
Ourselves in it
Together with all the chickens,
Pigs,
Cows and vegetables in it
I see now that
You are a blind system
And I am blind to your blindness
Only enjoying your riches
Yes you have given me much dear
And I have returned little to you
Only complaints
And ungratefulness
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We are both cooking
Ourselves in this hot burning wok
I now see that
I am you
I am all the brothers and sisters
Bonded in exploitative contracts
I am the bathroom cleaner
I am the dish-washer lady
I am the chef, the waiter, the cashier
I am the boss,
I am the subject,
I am the happy customer,
I am the annoying customer,
I am the angry customer,
I am the greedy one
Wasting food,
I am the rich one, the poor one
I am the turtles and fishes swimming in the pond at the entrance
I am all the ‘factory’ animals chopped and cooked
Into dishes to be savoured by customers
Who are hungry and can afford it:
From singles to couples to families
Yes “Happy Family” is quite a popular dish
It sounds great doesn’t it?
But it’s expensive
We also serve the Americanized “Chop-Suey”
(In a Chinese restaurant in Portugal)
No don’t miss our globalized “Beijing Duck”
These fat Ducks are from Germany
Covered in sauces from China and Taiwan
Ducks are the new battlefield
Oh you feel like having chicken?
We have lots of chickens here
From spicy to sweet to sour…
Hm “Buddha’s Delight” is not yet in our menu
But let’s hope it shall be one day
Let’s move towards
The so called “right livelihood”
Are we getting closer to it?
I mean we don’t directly steal or rob others
We try to provide a service
To give happiness in a meal
Though with a heavy karmic load
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Oh restaurant system
We sure are connected
Bonded in karma
I finally realize that
I can’t change you
We Change together
A hummingbird once whispered to me
That only if we are
Rhythmically synchronized
We can flow towards a new future
Signs show that the world is already changing
Whether we want it or not
From climate change,
To social change,
To a global change in consciousness
So rejoice and let’s flow together dear
Towards a more sustainable,
Equitable,
Just and Humane future
Let’s hope that once we are both cooked well enough
We can be served as
“Buddha’s Delight”
