Etched

You were a child of the universe, of light,
guised in a male persona.

In this guise, you taught:
to "hear" with the inner ear;
to "see" with the inner eye;
to "feel" with the inner heart;
to "speak" truth with the inner voice;
to dance in the Silence of Mind.

In this guise, you taught:
courage through humor;
forgiveness through love;
truth through music;
integrity through business;
discipline through sports;
respect through battle;
happiness through selflessness;
gratitude & compassion through suffering;
love through kindness;
dance through Silence.

In this guise, you:
transformed each of us;
re-constructed each of us;
forged each of us;
with the instruments of Knowledge.

And while you etched, you:
smiled, laughed and said,
"Dare to believe!";
"Dare to give!";
"Dare to dream!";
"Dare to live in the Silence!".

In this guise, you did:
all this, so that each of us could
have an incredible life;
an extraordinary mind;
an exceptional journey;
a chance to merge with Silence!

Thank you!

-- Jean