I belong

I belong to the human race,
but more importantly,
I belong to a spiritual race;
where there are no color,
language or social barriers.

From this vantage point
I see myself as a link in the chain of life;
A chain that will be
as weak or as strong as me...

To make sure that the chain is strong,
I make myself strong.

I know that I am strong when I am happy,
so I do what makes me happy.

I ask myself what happiness means to me,
and I realize that it is love, peace and harmony.

I think of how I can achieve them,
and the answer is clear:

I want love, so I give love
I want peace, so I give peace
I want harmony, so I wish for all
what I wish for myself;
I wish only well.

Carmen Colombo
1996

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