From the essence of non-violence … to reverence for life

Please be my bug, my snake, my scorpion;
Please be my bull, my eagle, my lion;
Please destroy me, ruin me, eat me and hate me;
But please, if it helps, become fully human !

Your heart, loving all,
Your mind, at peace for all,
Your hands, wealth in each of us,
And your humanity, a future for life.

Did you forget your smile? How long ago?
Did you miss the embrace? Can I help?
Did you forsake ecstasy? Please unite!

Unto yourself, the good of your life,
Unto ourselves, all of us, the human destiny!

From reverence for life … to planetary universal well-being!

Dedicated to the Center for Global Nonkilling

© Christophe Barbey, Éditions Pour de Vrai, 1659 Flendruz, Switzerland