BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER
It is not who I am that matters most,
Tis more the work I do that brings reward
To others who are tethered to a post,
Or weep as victims of the bloodied sword.
If all we do is seek our own sweet fame
In order to stand high above the rest,
Then all we’ll have is emptiness to claim,
For love will not have been part of our Quest.
It is from loving others that we find
The true self which makes us what we are,
For there are great rewards in being kind,
And self important people walk not far.
So find yourselves in doing good for others,
That strangers become your sisters and your brothers.
It is not who I am that matters most,
Tis more the work I do that brings reward
To others who are tethered to a post,
Or weep as victims of the bloodied sword.
If all we do is seek our own sweet fame
In order to stand high above the rest,
Then all we’ll have is emptiness to claim,
For love will not have been part of our Quest.
It is from loving others that we find
The true self which makes us what we are,
For there are great rewards in being kind,
And self important people walk not far.
So find yourselves in doing good for others,
That strangers become your sisters and your brothers.
© 7 June 2002 Colin Jones
