I want to live.
I want to live where the colour
of the skin and where you have come from doesn't matter.
I want to live where war is not a
solution and the past is not glorified.
I want to live where power is not
abused and I want to live where the poorest are respected.
I want to live where dogma is not
dominant and ideas flow freely.
I want to live where meeting
people is always a pleasure.
I want to live where my neighbour
smiles whatever their background.
I want to live where the elephant
in the room is only an elephant in the room, and every conversation is only
just what it is.
I want to live where personal
views are only personal views.
I want to live where there is no
hidden agenda, where you and I can say what we mean.
I want to live where the sun shines
out of a blue sky 50% of the time.
I want to live where things that
go wrong are not the end of the world.
I want to live where human beings
do not hide in denial of mortality.
I want to live where illness is
cared for and not just barely paid for.
I want to live where doing
business is not a reason for doing the wrong thing.
I want to live where
disagreements are understood not vilified and turned into hate.
I want to live where us and them
doesn't exist.
I want to live where 'optimist' is
not a rude word to be sneered at with scepticism.
I want to live where a diverse
world is a reality, not a monoculture of ideas and nature expected.
I want to live where trees are
free to grow not just because they are an economic asset.
I want to live where sharing is
not considered stupid and naive.
I want to live where the pursuit
of heightened experiences are understood for being just that.
I want to live where, if we have
to have a god, that it is not just part of an economic balance sheet.
I want to live where being fed up
is replaced by awe with what we already have.
I want to live where laughter is
natural and heard often.
I want to live where paying taxes
is ok because it benefits everyone.
I want to live where sensitivity
is not considered crass or impractical.
I want to live where passion is
not replaced by neurotic fears that inhibit our real feelings.
I want to live where the shit
jobs are made better and the word 'lazy' is no longer used against people who
want to do them less.
I want to live where my personal
resistances do not interfere with your personal aspirations.
and
above all I want to live
here, and now.