By Berita Nibigira
I say I want to help people,
but when I look deep within myself,
I see a lack of sensitivity toward other people’s needs.
I say I want to be a better human,
but find myself envying the ill-gotten success of my fellow humans.
I say I want to be nothing like them,
but ingeniously do and act exactly like them.
I say I want to be the change in my community,
but run away from my family the minute they inconveniently need my help.
I say I want to change the world,
but fail to change the personal habits that contribute to the current state of the world.
I say I want to help eradicate poverty,
but pretend to be deaf and blind when I encounter a homeless human.
I say I want to be forgiven for my sins,
but zealously condemn those who sin differently.
I say I want to be freed from my sin,
but scorn those publicly struggling with sin.
I say I want to love others,
but crucify them the minute their beliefs and opinions differ from mine.
I say I want to help people,
but when I look deep within myself,
I see a lack of sensitivity toward other people’s needs.
By Berita Nibigira
I say I want to help people,