Blissful disappointment


Jahed Ahmed

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I went to New York

I went to Italy,

Australia, Africa and

New Delhi.

 

I saw people of different age

Different food, cloth & different language,

Yet I found everywhere same human

Just like the members of my very own clan!

 

I went to Israel to see the Jews

All I saw basic humans with basic views,

To see the difference- I went to Palestine,

That didn't change either views of mine.

 

To see the Christians, I went to Vatican

All I saw there also same human,

Just like the members of my very own clan!

 

To see the Hindus, I went to the temple

I found them just like rest of us all,

To feel Allah, I went inside mosque

I felt as I did inside synagogue,

Everywhere I saw same human,

Just like the members of my very own clan!

 

Bengali child, Latino child

Apart thousand miles,

Yet they are so similar

In their smiles.

Everywhere I saw same human

Just like the members of my very own clan!

 

A Jewish mother may not have met a Muslim mother

Yet same love for children they share with each other.

 

We are more similar than we are different

Before agreeing to me, do your own experiment,

Keep your mind open along with eyes, ear

You too will see same human everywhere!

 

New York
Nov. 12, 2003
 

 

About the author: Jahed Ahmed is the co-moderator of www.mukto-mona.com, an online network of humanists from South Asian and other countries. He holds a Master's degree in Biotechnology from the Mysore University, India.