Clarity is a "Hard Mother..."

Clarity. Clear-seeing. A challenge. A discipline. You think you are seeing the world, and yourself clearly, but events conspire to show you that you need a rethink, and to work harder. Clarity is a "hard mother." The Universe is big, complicated, and really doesn't give much of a fuck for  you, or your paltry, shaky, arbitrary, and temporary existence. Every step you take, every move you make, every thought, every word, every decision & choice is a loaded dice. You make choices, you step forward, everything counts. You do your best to see clearly, but really, you need to look harder, and clean off the windshield. Drop the pretense. Experience the world as it is. Not always easy, you can't help trying to impose judgment, & emotion on what's going down. Best to sit, breathe in, breathe out, take it all in.  Clarity.