You Don’t Have to…

 

You don't have to

You Don’t Have to be…

Grn  mini comp of nov 13, 2021 –

H. W. Bryce

You don’t have to be Christian,

But if you love thy neighbour

As you love yourself, you will be

Honouring all Christians

 

You don’t have to be a Muslim,

But if you honour your mother and father

And keep your faith, you aill be

Honouring all Muslims

 

You don’t have to be a Sikh,

But if you hve ever done good to others,

You will have honoured all Sikhs,

 

And you don’t have to be Hindu,

But if you have ever practised morals,

Then you have honoured all Hindus.

 

You don’t have to be a Jew orbelieve in Judaism,

But if you believe in spritualism. If you

Have silently prayed to the Maker

Or the Great Spirit above, then you

Have honoured all Jews.

 

You don’t have to be a Bhuddhist,

But if you believe in the nobility of truth,

Then you have honoured all Bhuddists.

 

You don’t have to be all things to all men,

But if you have been true to your true self,

Then you have honoured your fellow Man.

 

And if you have ever lived for others,

If you have honoured these beliefs,

And if you have lived up to your own honest truth,

We shall all be one,

And there will be peace.

 

You don’t have to join a religion to be

A good person, but you are free to join

The one in which you believe.

 

If you have comforted someone in their

Hour of need, you will be of the Universal Faith.

 

You don’t have to BE.

But you ARE, because God, or Nature,

Has made you. You are your own image

In this world. Cultivate it with truth,

Loyalty, Love and Enrichment.

 

HAPPPY New Year, my friends.

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Judge at 6th Rabindrinath Tagore Awards - International - English Poetry Contest Author of Ann, A Tribute, and Chasing a Butterfly, A story of love and loss to Acceptance with the poetry of Alzheimer's and poetry for everybody. Appears in anthologies in Canada, US, India, Mexico and Bolivia. Poetry in Ekphrastic Review and NWriteers International Networeworld Review. Member of Federation of BC Wrters, Royal City Literary Society, and Holy Wow Poets Canada. Member Writers International Network: Distinguished Poet, Distinguished writer.
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