Excerpts From the Compilation Prayer, 13, Connected and Gratitude
Excerpts from the compilation, “Prayer” 13.
Connected! and Gratitude.
I wish that we can really, deeply understand
That we ARE Connected!
And Inextricably Dependant on each other,
And then,
It is harder to forget to appreciate and thank
The foreign and anonymous toilet cleaner in the station,
Or the far away, underpaid, undernourished Factory worker
(In places with names we can’t even pronounce),
Who assemble our newest mobile devices
And shiny laptops,
And oh so cheap and fashionable clothes
And pretty new shoes.
Or the farmers and millions of impoverished humans
Who provide our daily food,
Working in the fields till they collapse in the burning sun.
The overworked and stressed Doctors, Nurses and hospital workers
That are there day and night in our emergencies.
And millions of so called “underdogs” and invisibles
That fulfil our constant needs, desire and wants.
Especially the ones that regularly risk their lives
So that we can feel safe, secure and comfortable.
Can we open our minds and hearts?
For the innocent Children
And the countless victims of (stupid) wars,
That, because they just happened to be
In the wrong place at the wrong time,
Or that they are the wrong colour, race or religion,
Lose their jobs, homes, friends and families
And have nowhere to go where they too can feel safe?
And instead of us being afraid
That we will never have enough
And instead of being envious, suspicious
And fighting each other:
I wish that we practice and nurture Gratitude,
For all we have and receive
From the Earth
And each other,
Yesterday, today and tomorrow.
© Sangeet Portals 2020
Copyright © Sangeet Portals | Year Posted 2021
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