In everything we can recognise ourselves. <br /> <br />See the tiny beetle that lies dead in your path? - <br /> <br />It was once a living creature, <br /> <br />Struggling for existence like ourselves. <br /> <br />Rejoicing in the sun, like ourselves. <br /> <br />Seeking pleasure, avoiding pain, like ourselves. <br /> <br />Seeking warmth like ourselves <br /> <br />And now it is no more than decaying matter <br /> <br />A mere shell - which we will be sooner or later. <br /> <br />So live and let live.my friend <br /> <br />Think of the beetle <br /> <br />And we shall see ourselves in reflection. <br /> <br />For in essence we are all One<br /><br />Michael Kersting<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/reflection-97/
