THE COURAGE TO BE

              For all our faults and errors, it is we

              Who bear the grand responsibility

              Of growing into godlings capable

              Of more than any individual

              Has yet achieved, except a treasured few

              Who sanctity and holiness pursue,

              Arising to a rare and saintly state

              Allowing them to enter Heaven’s gate.

              What holds us down, not letting us aspire

              To grander ventures and achievements higher

              Is sometimes lack of vision, sometimes fear

              Making our aspirations disappear.

                  It’s courage, then, to be all we can be,

                  By which we’ll reach our full humanity.

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