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Written 16 August 2023:
Placed First in  "Why Are We Here Poetry contest",
Sponsored by Unseeking Seeker

                                             Why are We here?

                                Let`s ask ourselves why are we here
                               And delve down the depth of our soul,
                                 Let us down our self strive to peer
                                      And find in life our real goal.

                                  A soft voice from within murmurs:
                                We`re here the human kind to raise,
                                 To bring our bricks to build shelters
                              For those in need, looking not for praise.

                                 We`re here to bring a helping hand
                                To those in want of a loaf for the day,
                              And to those in distress be a true friend
                                  Or bring to them hope on their way.

                              We are here as instruments of the Lord
                              To implement His grace and compassion
                                  That no man on the earthly abode
                                     Is ignorant of His lofty mission.

                                   We are here to mark our footprint
                                       In the roll of the human race
                                      That will resonate in bold print
                                      For ever across time and space.

                                 We are here not to harp on I and me,
                                      But to serve the Almighty Lord,
                                       Not to gratify the human body
                                        To the utmost we can afford.

                                     First and foremost, and above all
                                             As temporary travellers
                                          We are here to distil our soul
                                      And to discern the Lord`s marvel.

                                        We are here for lives after lives
                                            Our soul to clear and purify
                                          Until no more we are at strife,
                                       Until our body and soul are allies.

                                    We are here on earth until we are fit
                                   The cycle of birth and death to shatter,
                                       This world without remorse to quit
                                      At the Lord`s shrine to seek shelter,
                                            To seek bliss and liberation
                                      Free from the earthly web of illusion
                                            In search of divine unification*.


*"But he who unites himself with the Lord is is one who with in spirit"
6.17 Corinthians (Majority Standard Bible)
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