Folks,
I am both impressed and sadden my your exchanges. There is so much to be
said that it is most appropriate to resort to verse. But my dear
compatriots, this is a struggle that will have to go on forever. To think
otherwise would be naive. Some people would make errors along the way, but
when they are determined to make change for the better, those of you who
think you have always been on solid sound grounds, should extend hands of
solidarity to them, so as to effect their redemption. My consciousness of my
frailties, makes me look up to your help with your strengths so that I can
come out of the woods. Please, please, dont be the cause of my perpetual
damnation.
This is a tribute to you all:

          THE HAND

The hand that takes
Should take what it owns
Stop taking from others illegally
Dont hide what its taken
Never disposses others by taking

The hand that gives
Should give out honestly
Never haughty when giving
Humbled by what its given
Always bolden the receiver by receiving

The hand that handles
Should handle judiciously
Avoid handling with arrogance
Condescending to humanise through handling
Never shout at while handling

We all have hands
Unless reduced or increased by accident
Five fingers on each hand
Three joints for each except one
All ...palms are the same

But some hands take not theirs
Others give out not honestly
Some handle with aggression
So justice equality and peace depart
Generating anarchy and war

The hand shows harmony in difference
Making equality the basis of sharing
Taking each into account
Giving all work to do
Handling with collective effort

Take heart, oh take heart!
In the oddity of arithmetics
The disparities in measurement
That the hand reflects
Should breed harmony and cohesion

BY: Omar Joof.

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