"Life is quickly falling away:
No matter how long an hour or a day may seem,
The years fall away like dead leaves.

How many perfect moments will you miss,
Wandering in your head?
How many clear understandings will you defile
With too much analysis?
How many joyful experiences will you ruin
With too much explanation?
How many people will you treat unfairly
With too many expectations?

Do not wander; be here, now.
Do not over-analyze things; let them be what they are,
For they won't ever be anything else.
Do not try to explain away the basis for your joy; its enough to be happy.
Don't expect your own standards to shine forth from others.
Let yourself shine, instead."