Humanity 2

In a world of democracies, in a world where the great projects that have set humanity on fire are the projects of the emancipation of individuals from entrenched social division and hierarchy; in such a world individuals must never be puppets or prisoners of the societies or cultures into which they have been born. Child slavery is a crime against humanity. Humanity itself is at stake here. A lot of work still remains, but I will see the end of child labor in my lifetime. I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It is something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music. There is no present. We are living in the future. Risk, risk, risk We are all risk Risking to go, Risking to die, Risking to learn. Risking to fly. We have made it. We are ancient as we speak. We are living in the future. So some give their lives to history. We are history. So some give their lives to us. Humanity has been challenged. They have challenged humanity. We have risen out of the ashes That are not ashes. We have picked ourselves up Out of the oceans Over and over again We learn that we’re not safe So we redesign. We learn that we are wrong, So we scrap and start a new. We try again. They call back to us, "Please, try again! Over my departed dreams, Try, try again!" We the undernourished, We the underfunded, We the constrained, We the brave, The daring, The curious, The planet, The humans. Life. We are nothing if not inspired. We will find a way To our stars. From whence the atoms in our souls Were fashioned. We are Challenger. I am a Challenger. A Challenger Challenges only? To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity. By Aliza Kashmala Kiran