Earth is too beautiful for one man’s rule,
For a single civilization,
For any one race or creed.
Earth shares herself freely, indiscriminately.
She does not discriminate
Whether you believe, see, hear,
Feel, taste, or comprehend her grace.
Earth will always share herself.
A lesson for woman and man alike:
Life is shared with all who breathe.
Have you cradled a seed, witnessing its awakening?
Parents and gardeners know this miracle well.
Have you ever extinguished a life?
Balance thrives in harmony’s embrace.
Take only what you need.
Give with open hands and heart.
Give thanks for what is here
And what is yet to come.
This is Mother Earth’s timeless example.
This is our home, our one people.
Our family’s legacy.
Our neighbors and all humanity.
It is us;
You and I are the living example.
The role models.
The fathers and the mothers.
The brothers and sisters.
Seek and you shall find the truth of our unity.
There is no surrender,
Only growth and abundance.
A few cannot dictate our shared destiny.
Always we,
Never us versus them.
Take only what you need.
Give with boundless generosity.
Give thanks for the present
And the promise of tomorrow.
Protect these wonders
For generations yet unborn,
Temporary guardians of nature’s majesty.
We are one world, one family,
One Earth to nurture wisely.
Tread lightly on her soil,
Live in harmony with her rhythms,
Embrace the sacred circle of all life.
Let our legacy be one of reverence,
Our footprints soft upon the Earth,
Our hearts beating in time
With the pulse of all creation.