Every human spirit shares a common thread
A part of a divine source from up above
Manifested here individually
Permeating every cell of our bodies
This heavenly substance urges us to know
And prompts us to unite with every other soul
In hopes of reconnecting with what we once knew
When we resided with that Source once before
From this, each other we inherently know
Because our spirits are of the same substance
And already one, our greatest need to fulfill
Is to achieve that oneness with humanity
Like when a team works seamlessly together
Shunning personal glory to win the reward
Or when a kind friend takes the time to listen
Understanding our feelings and knowing our souls
It’s using the talents and passions we possess
To meet a need for a friend who receives it with joy
It is also the consummation of marriage
Resulting in bringing a soul into this world
But the most evil cursing, our supreme fear
Is separation and aloneness without end
It’s having no worth and having no purpose
With nothing to contribute, no reason to live
From this fear stems all of the stress and the worry
Associated with every known problem
That has occurred in the history of mankind
Destroying nations and wrecking millions of lives
Yet, that hope of oneness, the great uniting force
Pulls us together and fastens us soul to soul
It strengthens the group, completing the team
Forming a web, stronger than the sum of its parts
The only way that this is made possible
Is by the opening and offering up of the soul
To another in vulnerability
Hoping to achieve that union in return
And while moments of rejection do occur
Such obstacles we cannot let us deter
From striving to attain that personal fusion
Being understood and understanding another
The ultimate connection of oneness is found
In an equal exchange of giving and receiving
The love and the worth we inherently hold
To form a perfect bond uniting mankind
-Jason Westlake
Wed., November 8, 2006
