my poem to Ambassador Noel Sinclair - first draft
"A Leader Serves His People and Leads in Dialogue"
Dear Ambassador Sinclair, as you know so well,
in diplomacy, the right words can move
the fate and hearts
of countless priceless thousands.
Diplomacy is the employment of tact
to find mutually acceptable solutions to a common challenge,
one set of tools being the phrasing of statements
in a non-confrontational manner,
in non-confrontational dialogue.
If people were to pursue dialogue
in a broad-minded and persistent manner,
the inevitable conflicts of human life would certainly
find easier resolution.
Prejudice would give way to understanding,
and war to peace.
Genuine dialogue results in the transformation
of opposing viewpoints,
changing them from wedges that drive people apart
into bridges that link them together.
Everything begins with dialogue.
To have faith in the power of dialogue
is to believe in the promise of humanity.
Dialogue is the initial step in creating value.
Dialogue is about
demonstrating respect for another’s life,
and being determined to learn when confronted
with differences in personality and perspective.
Dialogue is the starting point and unifying force
in all human relationships.
In any human relation,
out of respect for the other,
without a single cloud in our heart
we should speak out as our conviction dictates
as we hear the other's heart.
This is a wonderful, invigorating way to live.
And based on such a way of life,
the bonds of friendship are strengthened.
Peace comes down to forging ties of friendship
with increasing numbers of people.
The voice of friendship is a song,
a spring flower for all cultures,
that every nature celebrates.
and trembles in the breeze of hope.
Such voice transforms all the seasons
with tenderness of its strength.
it spreads belief in the power of all humanity,
it speaks to the hearts of youthful successors,
it can always rejuvenate oneself,
allowing self-reinvention
true to one's heart,
an example encouraging many youthful successors.
How does one find
one's ultimate mission in life?
How does one gain true insight, on this?
It is done by by putting our utmost
into creating insightful value
out of every situation we are in
at each successive moment,
each as if this were one's last chance
each time to be true to one's core.
Opportunities and new wisdom into underlying principles appear,
speaking to one's heart..
"Guyana" comes from a word meaning
"land of many waters."
Always true to yourself
as described above,
many possibilities will open for you,
and you will select the one
that most truly moves...
those for and also of the future,
to release their great potential
and their own unique mission,
always united
by their dialogue,
led by your example.
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