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I have been reading Poetry for fifty years as of this past April.  Rarely have I encountered so much wisdom compressed into such a small space, and all the more powerful for its brevity.  One would think humanity would learn to stop holding grudges, or would have evolved beyond such pettiness.  But one of the most ancient functions of Poetry is to remind us of the best of ourselves, and how far we allow our daily lives to drift from the best of those patterns.  In posting this poem, you have done much to help others; and, despite my own stubbornness with a grudge, you have actually also helped even an old fool like me.

I think it can also block us from having the opportunity to see positive changes in situations, others, and also our own selves.