I do believe that the one true religion is the one that embraces everyone with no judgement. It is the one that treats all humans equally and respects all humans. It does not discriminate and declare that any one person, group, or nation is any better than the rest. It seeks only unity and community, peace and love. It teaches only respect and compassion for everything and everyone around us. It encourages us to share what we have and give what we can freely, with no obligations. In this religion, there is no room for selfishness or greed, power or politics. In this religion, individuality is celebrated, not shunned. In this religion, an attack on anyone, in whatever form, for whatever reason, is a breach of trust, a war against peace, a violation of the individual. I have my faults and failings, but I try to live my life this way, as much as I can, in whatever way I can.
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Hands (poem)
0It takes but one hand
Reaching out
To touch another hand
And be a pair
It takes but two hands
Both reaching out
To touch another pair
And if they all reach out
How many hands are there
And behind each pair
There stands someone
And in each one
There lies a heart
And all those hearts
Are reaching out
To touch another heart
And if they all reach out
How many hearts are there
And all those hands
Touch other hands
And all those hearts
Touch other hearts
And in the end
They live as one
And when they stand
They stand as one
With many hands
And many hearts
© Cynthia Lapeña, 2012