The Essence of the Essential

Without essence, we are nothing,

whether, as some say, 

it precedes our existence,

or whether, as others maintain,

our existence precedes our essence:

essence is essential.

  

Through their essence,

all manner of things are essential:

essential fashion accessories,

essential greatest symphonies,

essential novels to read before we die,

essential sixties hits, essential seventies hits,

essential jazz-greats, essential movies,

to list but a few.

 

It is essential, therefore,

that the essence of these essentials 

informs our lives,

so essential that

they precede our existence,

because, without them, we are nothing,

even though our existence precedes them.

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