a prayer for the new millenium
written by rick imamoto in 2000.
to extend beyond the previous limitations
of the great expanse of human imagination
because we must always have progress
to reach past the edges
of the collective consciousness
breaking new ground and establishing renewable borders
upon the endless possibilities
because there is so much to discover
to overcome the inherent vulnerability
and resulting flaws
present in our personal perceptions of the life around us
enabling us all to find an objective understanding
within ourselves and that which surrounds us
because we must establish an order of universal truth
to abandon the egotistical desire
to claim superiority or dominance over one another
and instead seek equality amongst ourselves
because that which is not balanced shall soon tumble and fall
to find hope in uncertainty
because those who have hope have everything
to find perserverance in adversity
because life goes on
to find resilience in defeat
because we cannot win them all
to find cohesiveness amongst a world so divided
because to function at our full capabilities we must have peace
at once
on the physical plane
as well as
the emotional realm
and including
the intellectual mind
it is among these countless opportunities
that present themselves before humanity
upon the dawn of the new millenium
may all
find contentment within their hearts
and may peace be bestowed upon
the minds of every living creature
as well as the souls of those passed on
so let it be
so let it be
a new day is dawning
let the new era begin
