Fallen Angel

The reason you want to be better is the reason why you aren't We aren't better because we want to be Because the road to hell is paved with good intentions Because all the do-gooders in the world Whether they are doing good for others or doing it for themselves Are trouble-makers We aren't better because we want to be Sometimes doing good to others And even doing good to oneself Is amazingly destructive Because it's full of conceit How do you know what's good for other people? How do you know what's good for you? If you say you want to improve Then you ought to know what's good for you But obviously you don't Because if you did you would be improved So we don't know You can't be designedly spontaneous And you cannot be genuinely loving By intending to love Either you love someone or you don't If you pretend to love a person You deceive them And build up Reasons for resentment How do you know what's good for other people? Doing something about your situation is not going to help When you see equally that trying not to do anything about it Is not going to help Where are you? Where do you stand? You are simply reduced to watching