Humanism is my religion

none other do I know

my heart dictates

its voice I must follow

We are born
to live forever
in the love of beauty
nothing will sever

our loyal tie to life
in her mystery and splendour-
come, my friend,  every moment
we'll celebrate-- it's now or never!

Dear Samantha,

Don't rush, enjoy every moment as you move along, create your own rhythm and pace, don't look to others, trust yourself, be a friend of life, open your heart, embrace truth and beauty---life is a long journey---there are many moments to be cherish, also many that upset but every step forward is a lesson in living.  As long as you don't lose faith, you will fill your life with joy and meaning.  Best wishes

The life of an ordinary person

means more to me than someone with millions

he or she typifies our human condition

to me millionaires make no difference

I wear no halo
if you see me
I am happy
if you but say 'Hello!'

Amidst life's pains and hardships

when things look so bleak and sombre

love and faith will see me through

to despair I will not surrender-



my dream still glows as before

my strength will grow further

my unyielding heart is my fortress

my longings will lushly flower

I have read and reread him.  His prose is excellent and borders on the poetical and transcendental---he conveys his ideas very well and nothing is obscure to me.  He's melancholic but not tragic;
in his dark despair, he still loves life; noting that life is brief, he opens his heart and mind to its possibilities and contradictions;
he lived by what he wrote; he conquered life and death in his unflinching faith in the ultimate decency of things.

In his smile, there was irony and, in his looks, he was a distant dreamer.