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Love Thy Neighbor
"Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself..."
As much as I love myself? I did not understand. Then it happened: Could that possibly mean Love thy neighbor as a part of thyself? Suddenly it came alive: a rule to live by. My neighbor and I are one - as fingers of one hand My neighbor's welfare is my welfare - His poverty my poverty, His happiness my happiness. Time passed. The old commandment has grown to mean Love thy planet as a part of thyself. Treat it with love and kindness, With care, gentleness, and thanksgiving. Any harm done to my planet Is harm done to me. Wm. Coperthwaite |