We live in a troubled world. Even so, for most of us, our faith in the essential goodness of human nature remains unshaken if somewhat battered; on balance, good, kind people in the world far outnumber their opposites, and hopefully always will.
Like many
gay people, I have been physically as well as verbally abused for being gay. Homophobia, racist, religious intolerance...once, these made me angry, bitter and resentful. Now, at 70+ years-old, they just makes
me sad, very sad.
We are a
common humanity. As I have said many times and will say again, we need to respect each other for our differences not
fight over them; try to support each other
as and when we can even as we are (sometimes) struggling to get to grips with
life ourselves.
Is that really too much to ask?
When push
comes to shove, what does anyone's colour, creed, sex or sexuality have
to do with their humanity anyway?
Now, inhumanity, that's another story...
Yes, we
all know it makes common sense…so what holier-than-thou fool threw that out of what window on the world centuries
ago, I wonder?
HUMANITY,
GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS STEREOTYPES
There is
a place in this life
for
everyone,
space
enough in this world
for
everyone,
love’s
flowers enough to share
with
everyone,
happy
hours enough to care
for
everyone
There is
a place in this life
for
everyone,
pain
enough in this world
for
everyone,
inhumanity
enough laid bare
to
everyone,
healing
ways enough to care
for
everyone
There is
a place in this life
for
everyone,
(gay or
straight) in a world
for
everyone,
individuality
enough to share
with
everyone,
humanity
enough (surely?)
in
everyone
Though
hard choices imposed
on
everyone,
divided
voices superimposed
on
everyone,
let
humanity make time enough
for
everyone,
happy hours
enough to care
for
everyone
So come
on, world, out with it;
what’s
your problem with that?
Copyright
R. N. Taber 2008