Imagined Speech

struggle and strife always precede growth

it is the response to inadequate systems that creates crises and forces us to grow

so may there be struggle

may there be strife

but let us avoid hatred

and pay attention to our fears

for if they control our behavior,

then we do not understand what we do,

and our energies will be spent in wasteful directions.

let us strive to understand,

and to act in the best way we can see.

knowing always that everyone else

also believes they do their best,

and encouraging also others

to also understand

and to recognise fear and hatred

just as symbols of misunderstanding.

and may we not feel superior because we understand

nor inferior because we do not understand.

may we all be drops of water in the ocean

in which sometimes we are higher than the others,

and sometimes lower.

but we're all together, unavoidably,

and we can only continue growing

if we help each other to grow together

even as we think different things.

so may there be striving and let there be strife

from our ideas and from those of others

and before we act out of hatred,

may we strive to truly understand,

and not react in violent fear.