What if we did what God actually asked
&despite; our aging bodies
&ailing; minds
our best years are always right ahead of us

What if regardless of our fears
we still step fourth
the minute we’re called upon
to do something new.

What if The pain
&abuse;
mistakes
&tras;; from our past
did not stop us from moving into an illuminated future

what if there was a dire cry
to live by
completely new rules
in a completely new culture
with a completely new hope

what if we’re given a new dream
a new purpose for life
what if the seeds we sow
turns into a future of blessings
being blessed
&being; a blessing

what if we followed the voice inside
that calls us to a completely new adventure
what if we don’t ignore
our core whispering two simple words
“love more”

and what if those two words
gave us a brand new outlook on the world
all illness &aches; would simply go away
&suddenly; everything ceased to be about us
and our first instinct is to put fourth trust

what if our call to arms
was a roar to disarm
leaving us free to stop being so alarmed

what if perusing our passion
was celebrated in grand fashion

what if we picked a positive purpose
working towards
a global goal
to nurture the universe
what if the “i” no longer existed
and we all stopped and listened

what if we made the world kind
and every single one of us
gave a chunk of ourselves
every time we looked a stranger in the eye
so eventually we would all be made up of pieces from each other
because if you had a part of me
and I have a part of you
we consider ourselves brother

what if we were all reaching
for the same heaven on earth
we all embraced the same unknowing faith
with open arms and grace

what if Jesus, Buddha &Allah;
&Yahweh;
were all based on the same idea
laced with different names
traced back to the same roots
and time
and our address simply read Earth
because we share the same home
and understand that we’re just human

what if mutual respect was given
what if all lives actually did matter
what if Paradise was in sight
&all; we’d have to do is surrender

what if the answers to all these questions lay inside of all of us
would you be willing
or even able to give up all you know
for change?

Would there be any question in your mind
if you were asked to love your enemy
to place hate aside
join a new existence
if you were told it was the only way to survive?
would you cast away your doubt
would you let go of all your preconceived notions
to break old habits
now just stop and think about that
would you have the courage to encourage change?
Could you embody peace and harmony
with an opposing political party?

Close your eyes
picture the one person in your mind that you despise
we all have at least one
a public figure or private
If you really sat down and thought about what was at stake
could you forgive a nemesis past mistakes
and muster the grace it takes
to save the human race?

I pose the first question again….
what if we did what God actually asked
would you be able to release the past?
Be kind to your neighbor
no matter their race
give without expecting
live without waste
could you put humanity first
&value; all human worth?

keep in mind that every single one of us
is working towards our very own heaven on earth
& no matter our social or economic status
no matter where we lay our hat
we are all undertaking the same human experience.
We are all scraping our knees
biting our nails
anticipating what’s next
this message is clear
not one of us is getting out of this alive
start loving your neighbors and enemies alike
because the human race is counting on you to survive.