Don’t blindly follow leaders.
If you have a choice, choose them carefully;
Allow yourself the benefit of wisdom.
Understand the pressures, responsibilities
And temptations leaders face,
For power can not only be attractive, but addictive.
What may start with good intentions,
Can become an all-consuming hunger
That eats away at integrity, balance,
Wisdom and love.
For some, once power has been tasted,
It seems impossible to give away willingly.
There’s no peace in the knowledge
That the time will always come;
Everything passes.
Don’t be fooled however,
That those of us who may not be defined
As powerful, have no power.
They are few, and we are many.
Consciously or unconsciously,
They may seek to manipulate our fears,
To cover up their own self-seeking motivations.
Yet we should always know
That what sets the stage for their power,
What hands it to them, or takes it away
Are the prevailing thoughts, beliefs and perspectives
Of the many; those changing
Is often what leaders fear the most.
They know it’s what creates power, and ultimately
What holds it in place.
So we who are many,
Small, and seemingly without a voice,
Hold the greatest responsibility; to see clearly,
To question our thoughts, beliefs and perspectives.
To see the world, and those that we share it with,
Through the eyes of honesty, integrity,
Wisdom, balance and love.
To remember that the experiences, feelings,
Fears, hopes and dreams of all humankind
Are fundamentally the same, wherever we are.
To listen to our experience and know, that
Whatever part of this beautiful world we were born in,
Whatever the colour of our skin,
Or the sound of our language,
The same life lives in us.
We, who can recognise,
That the desire to love and be loved,
To create, enjoy, achieve, communicate,
To be free, valued and have choices,
Is not about wealth, or intelligence, or birthright,
It’s about being human.
We must learn to speak and share these truths,
To spend our love, passion and creativity,
On finding ways to care for each other
And this world we rely so much upon.
These are the thoughts we must hold on to, that must prevail.
If we are to continue, this is how we will survive;
When this understanding of who we are and what matters,
Is the prevailing thought, and then becomes reflected
In our leaders too.
© Share D’All
August 2023
Tales of the Universe 