the human heart builds bridges... <br />that the ego seeks to destroy. <br />whether you strike a match, <br />and light a candle, <br />light a fire in the stove, <br />or light a lantern... <br />you are creating light.... <br />light by any other name is light. <br />we are all born seeking the same thing, <br />in that way we are the same. <br />the paths we take, the choices we make, <br />the battles we fight, the society we live in... <br />make us different. <br />the real journey is in seeing through <br />the differences... <br />whether you call your father daddy, <br />father, pops, the old man, or Bill... <br />he is still your father! <br />whatever color your skin, whatever language you speak, <br />whatever your sexual orientation or your religion... <br />you are still human! <br />the sacredness of life is in the shared experience... <br />when we extend the hand, it is to all, <br />without discrimination or reservation! <br />real change and real dialogue occur when <br />the ears are grounded in the heart's work.... <br />building bridges!<br /><br />Eric Cockrell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/building-bridges-5/
