The Meaning of Humankind

The Meaning Of Humankind Forever people look for a complicated word Years, decades and centuries they search One sad word that gives meaning to humankind Poets have written pages looking for the word Singers sing their songs trying to find just the right word Writers tell stories about the search for the word Not one poem, song or story can find the perfect word The perfect combination of letters and sounds No one can find the one word that describes humankind The perfect word is there right before them It has been for all the history of the spoken language In Greek, Latin, English or Aramaic or Chinese it has one meaning Five letters, three syllables work together to giving meaning to humankind The word the poets, singers and writers have been searching for That word is simply alive A sad word because it always has a final moment, a moment of loss Yet, a happy word because while we are alive We live, we love, we learn and we experience life and who we are Sad or happy “alive” is the meaning of humankind Thank the gods for the happy moments yet do not fear the sad ones For that it life That is the meaning of being alive