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All fear punishment, all fear death.

Therefore, do not kill, or cause to kill.

Do as you would want done to you.

All fear punishment, all love life.

Therefore, do not kill, or cause to kill.

Do as you would want done.

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Invictus by William Ernest Henley. The story behind the poem is also impressive: Henley contracted tuberculosis of the bone when he was 13. At age 17, physicians had to amputate one of his legs.

Invictus

Out of the night that covers me,

Black as the pit from pole to pole,

I thank whatever gods may…

It was our belief that the love of possessions is a weakness to be overcome.

Its appeal is to the material part, and if allowed its way, it will in time disturb

one’s spiritual balance. Therefore, children must learn early the beauty of generosity.

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May you awaken to the mystery of being here

and enter the quiet immensity of your own presence.

May you have joy and peace in the temple of your senses.

May you receive great encouragement when new frontiers beckon.

May you respond to the call of your gift and find the courage to follow its path.

May the flame of anger free you from falsity.

May warmth of heart keep your presence aflame and may anxiety never linger about you.

May your outer dignity…

Earth is Our Common Home

Rene Wadlow

My life is interwoven

with countless other lives,

human and non-human;

together we create the wholeness

that is earth.

I cannot be except as part

of that wholeness;

because of that wholeness

I am a world citizen.

In humanity,

Life becomes especially conscious of itself.

It can reflect upon who it…