Nature takes its course

Nature is sending us a message.

In the mirror of humanity,
I am you,
You are me,
For each reflects another,
For reflections can be clear or muddy,
Given waters that flow or remain still
awaiting the rains to refresh the landscape.

When one speaks,
One may misunderstand,
Another is as clear as day,
One may speak,
Another remains silent,
One may laugh,
Another is serious,
For we are a myriad of complexions,
For to see differently,
One must be unique,
And this is the diversity of life,
That reveals and shapes self understanding.

The global village,
Is a melting pot,
Of isolated islands,
A metropolis of flashing entertainment,
A wilderness of natural vibrations,
A cacophony of sounds,
That speak in many languages,
For the world is one of communication,
Each entity sends messages,
An orchestra of living feeling,
That breathes air into existence,
Of life on earth.

Peace is not only the highest wisdom,
Nor is it still and unmoved,
It doesn’t sit on mountain peaks,
Or remain neutral in the dynamics of action,
It is self understanding,
It hears its own call,
It looks for community,
It walks on common ground,
Sharing its stewardship,
In friendship and cooperation,
Remembering the family has many personalities,
Each journeying to great adventures,
For each day is a mystery to unfold,
And new circumstances to behold,
For you never know what is around the corner.

Life is designed to be challenging and free,
Peace is always seeking freedom from ignorance,
But this doesn’t mean the journey is not turbulent,
Or trouble free,
For it meets with obstacles that tangle,
For only one can learn by untangling the nets and changing course with new winds,
For in seeing the discomfort in another’s eyes,
One sees the truth of others is equally valid,
But how can one learn in isolation,
When the song is solo,
And not a duet in tune,
For only in the silence the question is unheard.

For to experience peace is to give peace to others,
It lives to forgive misunderstandings,
To allow for error,
To allow freedom in all its shapes and forms,
To re-form and start again,
So the waters become clear and not rapid,
For when the rocks & barriers are dis-solved,
The current calms and flows to return to its natural level,
For all rivers reach the ocean of knowledge,
When the dam walls are removed,
And nature is allowed to take its course,
For this is a course designed for a school without walls.

We are all part of a living system,
We all feel similarly,
For we are coloured with the same brush,
And we are a family seeing differently yet linked with common peptide bonds,
For the song of peace we can all sing together,
When we realise we are one voice,
But this can only happen when we join in truth and justice in all-ways,
It is goodwill that seeks loving kindness,
As the Mandela of real hope,
That found freedom from the island of prisoners,
That lived in other minds,
For the walk of freedom begins in thinking thoughts of freedom,
To return home to the heart of joy
That lives in your thoughtful eyes.