Christopher Hansard:[ Cultivating Hate]

Those who cultivate hate but feel far from harm

will discover the warm embrace, gentle at first,

of chill self-knowledge

those who cultivate love and forebearance

are given the gift of endurance

those who cultivate restraint discover the wild abandon of joy

those who cultivate love and mindfulness

become more human

those who cultivate their humanity

become more divinely human

those who cultivate a connection with their god

discover distance and wonder

those who cultivate simplicity

know the intricate workings of complication

those who cultivate letting things be as they are

discover the true nature of anonymity

cultivate all of these

and you become a

seed in the growth of the human tree

which will bear a ripe and juicy fruit

that will contain upon the first bite

all knowledge and understanding

and all lackof that