WHY

                 How wonderful that on this Earth appeared
                 Organic matter from which we evolved,
                 Clear evidence the process has been steered,
                 Though by a mystery we have not solved.
                 Good Orderly Direction we call God
                 Has bought our sapient species into being,
                 Originating from a clump of sod,
                 Developing to consciousness far seeing.
                 And yet, for all we know, we still are blind,
                 Despite the power of our sciences,
                 To how and why this universal mind
                 Created us—just why all being is,
                      Though we’ve been taught by wisdom from above
                      Our purpose here is learning how to love.

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