THERE WILL BE NO PEACE
There will be no peace,
till attitudes change,
till self-interest is seen as part of common interest,
till old wrongs, old scores,
old mistakes
are deleted from the account,
till the aim becomes co-operation
and mutual benefit
rather than revenge
or seizing maximum personal or group gain,
till justice and equality before the law
become the basis of government,
till basic freedoms exist,
till leaders - political, religious,
educational - and the police and media
wholeheartedly embrace the concepts of justice,
equality, freedom, tolerance,
and reconciliation as a basis for renewal
till parents teach their children
new ways to think about people.
There will be no peace:
till enemies become fellow human beings.