Some Lessons

We have no choice

but to learn to be human

from other humans

If you've helped create children

let them be human

support their choices

and their discoveries

Dogs know how to love

unconditionally

Learn love from dogs

Cats understand independence

Learn independence from cats

Fish live much better

in clean water

Keep water clean for humans

and fish

Fish aren't happy in tanks

Don't make tanks for humans

or fish

any kind of tanks

Birds that soar

see the world from different heights

Climb mountains

Get high enough to see your world

It is hard to see birds in dirty air

Be sure to keep air clean for yourself

and birds

Waste little

Ever know a bird or a fish

to have piles of garbage

where no humans would live

no

Raccoons are picky eaters

There are few very fat raccoons

Let animals live where they belong

close zoos and places where animals

don't belong caged

The sun warms the earth

The wind moves large amounts of air

Water flows downhill

This is the energy to use for humanity

Plants and grass belong on roofs

Live underground under the grass

to save energy

live there first then be dead there

Healthy belief enriches and accepts life

Unhealthy belief causes wars and kills life

Gossip is a rope

that runs to

then ties up people

Cut the rope

Elect leaders not stallers

Allow criminals to be punished

not tortured

Treat them with kindness

while they are away from others

with whom they cannot play

Please and thank you

are magic words

keep them up your sleeve

to always appear

when in front of your audience

Everyone can make music

tap your feet loudly

whack a pot with a spoon

though quietly appreciate others

as they make their music

then cheer ecstatically

when they've finished

We can't live forever

that's why forever

can live with us now

Anything can be art

You won't like all art

You can thrill to some

Your prayer belongs

between you

and the intended deity

no matter how deaf it seems

Keep it to yourself

If you make a mistake

its your most valuable possession

because it will teach you

to never do it again

Let others judge you

They can sometimes be right

but keep your judgments of others

to yourself

Look often at stars

you will see your next life

and your children's children

somewhere above you

Barry G. Wick