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OPEN MINDS....CHANGING WORLD


WE LIVE IN AN EVER CHANGING WORLD

WE CANNOT HOLD ON TO THE BELIEFS OF THE PAST

WE MUST ALLOW OUR BELIEFS TO MATCH THE TIMES

AND LEARN TO BE MORE ACCEPTING OF ALL

 

ALTHOUGH PEOPLE SPEAK DIFFERENT

LOOK DIFFERENT

ACT DIFFERENT

WE ARE ALL THE SAME

WE ALL BLEED, WE ALL HURT, WE ALL REJOICE

 

WE JUST NEED TO UNDERSTAND

WHILE WE ARE THE SAME 

WE ARE ALSO DIFFERENT 

IT IS OUR UNIQUENESS THAT ENABLES US TO BE OURSELVES

 

WE MAKE OUR OWN CHOICES

WE HAVE OUR OWN BELIEFS

WE LIVE IN AN EVER CHANGING WORLD

WITH EVER CHANGING MINDSETS

WE MUST HOLD ON TO WHAT IS TRUE TO US

AND LET IT DEFINE WHO WE ARE

 

HOLD ON TO YOUR TRUTHS

ACCEPT THOSE OF OTHERS

THE WISE OPEN THEIR MINDS

THE FOOLS REMAIN CLOSED

 

NO MATTER WHAT THE COVER LOOKS LIKE

IT IS WHAT IS ON THE INSIDE THAT DEFINES IT

IF YOU KEEP YOUR MIND OPEN

YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD

 

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<p>great poem</p><p>thank you for sharing your thoughts</p>

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