He does well
Who learns to care
About the past
And the future—
Who broadens the scope
Of his awareness
Beyond his own
Immediate concerns—
Who discovers that
He was born onto a timeline
And into an ongoing saga—
Who realizes that
His minutes here,
As important as they seem to him,
Are but a moment
In a perpetual story,
The main subject of which
Is not really him—
And who comes to see
How he himself
Fits into it all—
Whether into the light
Or into the darkness.
