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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa 
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AFRICA MERCY 25 May 2007 Floating embodiment of grace and spirit of the good! O, world, drowning in self, see, know, understand, learn and do likewise - with a smile - or a life. All of us rich or poor should, must and, most of all, can. It’s easy. All we need is a heart, a mind and a compass. The choice is yours and mine with every breath we receive with or without gratitude. Come, world, let us take hands, not arms. Let us bask in our blessings and invest them in a world worthy of our children. Masakhani. Let us build a ship together and call it World Mercy and steer it towards the sunrise. Owl Masakhani is a Zulu word that means “Let us build together” and it is pronounced more or less Muss-a-car-ni – with the “car” pronounced as a very open sound as an Australian would. Africa Mercy is the name of an international hospital ship, funded by an Irish singer (Bonil – spelling?) and the governments of several countries, that, at the time of my writing this poem, had just docked in Monrovia, Liberia for a few months before going to Sierra Leone. It has five surgical theatres and was offering free medical attention to countries in Africa. I heard about it on the news on TV the night I wrote the poem. |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
quote: You were beautifully inspired here, dear Diana. Thank you for the data. May the awareness grow .... Be blessed. Love, Margherita |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
hi Diana, such a beautiful idea, the world can't progress by itself, but together there are solutions, thanks for the precious and wonderful message. Come, world, let us take hands, not arms. Let us bask in our blessings and invest them in a world worthy of our children. Masakhani. Let us build a ship together and call it World Mercy and steer it towards the sunrise. yann |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Many good thoughts Diana. General moral structure needs a change. Get rid of money to start! Great poem, I thoroughly enjoyed the read! Eric true love never looks after it's own interests |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Thank you, Margherita, for your kind words. It was a wonderful documentary. Yes, if only the awareness will grow. Thank you, Yann. Yes, it is a pity that so few realise the truth of what you said. Even if people’s motives for working together are selfish instead of altruistic, the result will be nearly the same. It is so simple – why don’t people just SEE it? Thank you, Eric. I posted it in response to your poem on Mercy, as I did with mine called Mercy. I also am aware of the greatness of it, as are you. Owl |
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