My highest wish is happiness,
\nIt is the gift I give to all,
\nTo see the smiling faces,
\nTo catch them before they fall.<\/p>\n
To be a clown,
\nIs like surround sound,
\nIt spreads a ray of sunshine,
\nTo all without discrimination,
\nWithout impatience,
\nTo see the world as one,
\nTo inspire and have some fun.<\/p>\n
I have no enemies,
\nI have no-one to hate,
\nTo me there is no nation state,
\nI see the world as my family,
\nI just want to bring them home,
\nInto the warmth of love and kindness,
\nSo no-one feels alone.<\/p>\n
I see every story,
\nIn its real glory,
\nI know the potential of what can be,
\nI long to set them free,
\nInto a world of their own making,
\nInto a world that is no longer breaking into fragments of glass,
\nShards of misunderstanding,
\nWhere we see only a fraction of what is true,
\nWe assume that it is not safe,
\nThat is the myth,
\nThat is the spin,
\nThat disempowers and tries to win.<\/p>\n
One truth is that life begins,
\nWhen we step out of the comfort zone,
\nThe boundaries of insecurity build walls,
\nWe are not alone,
\nAnd when we step out of illusion,
\nOf misconceptions,
\nWe realize that there is no fear,
\nThat there are many tears,
\nThat are flowing down the rivers of separation,
\nBut they will reach the headwater,
\nThey will unite in the end,
\nThe journey is the experience,
\nThat life sends.<\/p>\n
I believe in peace,
\nI believe in goodness,
\nI believe in action,
\nI know that for every cause there is an equal and opposite reaction.<\/p>\n
My life is dedicated to principle,
\nI know the answers are simple,
\nWhen you throw away judgement,
\nWhen you throw away hurt,
\nWhen you throw away hate,
\nAnd think about what you\u2019ve learned.<\/p>\n
Under the canopy of respect,
\nYou will never reject,
\nThe will of others,
\nThey must travel their own path,
\nWe need to learn to laugh,
\nLife is the comedy,
\nPerhaps I am the fool,
\nBut just maybe,
\nThat\u2019s the school
\nfor world peace.<\/p>\n
___________________________<\/p>\n
Susan Carew is a Rotary Peace Scholar (Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok), a Peace Studies Graduate (La Trobe University, Melbourne) and a World Peace Clown, all rolled into one. She is also a poet and a philosopher and you are welcome to go to her blog on www.worldpeacefull.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My highest wish is happiness,
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