Topsy-Turvy

 

Please don’t tell me what

For I much prefer a why

In understanding wherefore

Living under an uncertain sky

 

When dreaming up new answers

One does nothing else but try

Uncovering other ways to see

To not disparage or decry

 

Catching universal thoughts

Forever fluttering by

Like sitting on a spinning wheel

Wasting little on the wry

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Jarvis Cocker wasn’t exactly enthusiastic when his bandmate suggested they listen to some old Buddhist lectures to while away the hours on their tour bus. But when the captivating voice of Alan Watts floated through the speakers, it transformed the way he saw the world.