"This also is a grievous ill: just as they came, so shall they go; and what gain do they have from toiling for the wind?" |NRSV ~ Eccl 5:16-17
Chasing Time
Never chase time,
for in the end…
time will always wane.
Never chase the wind,
for with certainty…
you’ll have toiled in vain.
Now what matters to you the most,
must certainly be ascertained.
And if not within reach,
begin chasing…
no matter the pain.
However…
When chasing the rainbow,
you chase that which…
can not be obtained.
So…
When chasing love,
be certain the heart chased…
hasn’t already been claimed.
When chasing a thief,
make sure what’s taken…
is worth more than the chase might cost.
And, when chasing the dragon…
nothing really matters…
as your life’s probably…
already lost.
Therefore…
When chasing fantasies,
be advised…
you only chase shadows.
When chasing dreams,
be wary…
of skeptic’s cynical prose.
So…
When chasing your destiny,
know with certainty…
No obstacle will get in your way.
Just keep chasing destiny’s call
until the setting sun’s whisper…
ends your day.
And…
Perhaps what matters most,
that is… before all is through,
Never chase death,
as death will most certainly come to you.
~ Drew Philips
I was asked by a viewer, what “chasing the dragon” meant, and if the dragon was a reference to the devil. Although there is biblical reference in the book of Revelation to Satan being a dragon, the modern day expression, “chasing the dragon” refers to a method inhaling morphine, heroin, oxycodone, or opium vapors in pursuit of the ultimate but unattainable high. So, “chasing the dragon” as written in Chasing Time was meant to take on the broader interpretation of simply chasing evil for pleasure’s sake, and thus leading to the conclusion drawn. Nothing really truly matters for the person who is chasing the dragon, as their life is probably already lost at that point in time.