Too Fine A Light

"We suffer because we cannot spontaneously 
master the ingredients of fulfillment."
-Friedrich Nietzsche

Stepping out of the sanctuary
on any bright morning
allows me to leave
the religion of comfortableness;
no longer needing to balance
the positive elements of life
with the negative ones.
I can honestly say
I never saw the next step
when, stumbling, I began to ask,
How does something that is 
necessary need redemption?
The problem is noticing those
who suffer and cannot breathe.
To nibble at the fringe of fulfillment
portrays suffering in too fine a light.
We all miss the mark creating
fertile ground for future growth.