When vital necessity gains the upper hand
over gross desires - derived from beliefs and
and values gone awry-
When living is motivated by
harmony, peace and nonviolence-the fruits
of diverse cultures, converging-
When poverty is erased, wars eliminated-the outcome
of science and technology driven by affection
to help ease each others' pain-
When the surpassing of suffering
common among human becomes a common
aspiration, a common goal-
Is when living turns to the future
in a graceful dance; When all
without reservations,
and with dignity affirms:
the human in you, and in me
are one and the same.
Ah, HUMAN-
yet to unfurl its petals
on its way to perpetual bloom.
