Comprehensible: Plain Talk

If you can’t make
Things better,
At least don’t
Make them no worse:

It’s so obvious,
Not even Buddhist,
Just not so common sense
Because naturally it’s quite uncommon.

But by all means
Make things better
If you can,
Which may be small:

Even taking off
One’s wet socks
And putting on
A dry pair,

Or donning
Clean underwear,
Or getting up
From one’s chair;

Even making supper
Can please,
And bring ease;
It’s really a breeze;

Even a good sneeze
Into a hanky
Can bring relief and a smile
To one’s countenance.

There’s no trouble
In less suffering
No loss in less difficulty,
Even if one never awakens,
Or even gets a taste of that feast.