THE WORLD IS A FAMILY


The whole world is a family,
All united, the universe and galaxies,
There are fathers and brothers,
Mothers and sisters,
United together by the Almighty,
'The Father', merciful,loving and mighty.


He binds us all,
The birds and trees tall,
Flora,fauna, oceans,
Mountains, animals, humans,
Rivers, air and glaciers,
The earth, nature and atmosphere.


Birds fly over different territories,
Animals do not know any categories,
Birds sit on mosques and churches
For them religion is worthless,
The world one for them
Whether Kashi, Qaba or Bethlehem.


Sun shines equally over all 
It does not refuse warmth in summer or fall,
Moon is cool and calm at all places around,
Twinkling stars with their light enwound
Everyone, everywhere,
Untouched by species or cultures.


Trees give shade to all,
For everyone alike their fruits fall,
Flowing rivers with pure waters,
With, birds,  animals, trees, humans, equally share,
For them all are one,
All alike, different none.


Rain equally falls over all,
It does not create barriers and walls
Amongst the living,
Always graceful and giving,
Everyone the breeze touches,
Without holding any grudges.


We all are created by one Creator, 
The Universal Father,
Red flood binds together all animals and humans,
With similar feelings and emotions,
Same feelings of love and anger,
Feeling same pangs of thirst and anger.


Similar pains at childbirth,
Similar pains of injury and hurt,
Why then stay divided by caste, creed, religion,
Colour, complexions or region,
We have the same red flowing in our veins,
Does not this make us relatives,with different names?


Why then the jealousies and greed?
Divisions of caste and creed?
Differentiations based on colour,
Why cannot we leave all this and love each other?
Follow different faiths and religions
But not make them the cause of our division.


Let all humans unite,
Follow the path that is right,
Feel, understand and empathise,
Help, care and sympathise,
We all are born of our heavenly Father,
Red blood unites us, given by our Creator.


Quitting all fights and quarrels,
Ironing out all superficial problems,
Respecting all, not insulting,
Loving all equally, not hurting,
Live like brothers and sisters as God intended us to be,
Mingling with each other as the oceans and seas.


This is our home,
Whether India, London or Rome,
We are all one,
We must not be divided by anyone,
For this world is a family,
Let us all come together live happily.


Caring and protecting all,
Having fun and a ball,
Live in peace and harmony,
With nature and environ in symphony,
Feed all, cloathe all,
Love all, not loathe anyone at all.


Live like one big family,
Happily,
Without any insanity,
No brutality,
Protecting all from pain and agony,
Helping in depravity and tragedy.


Living like happy cousins,
A million and dozens,
All different but united by a sacred thread
Of humanity, love and the blood red,
A few peaceful, some crazy and unruly,
Still happy, as this whole world is a family.

©Madhumita