Advised

I once read somewhere

That one should not

Take yourself too serious

And so I pledge

To continue laughing at myself

I once understood

That one should not

Be too scared of fear

And so I promise

To continue challenging my fears

I once heard somewhere

That one should not

Stop dancing

And so I will always

Dance with simple abandon

I was once told somewhere

That one should not

Try to change the world

And so I will always  

Work at taking better care…

Perhaps… the change I want will happen anyway…

By Simone Beatrice Naik Noemdoe, 2012-09-01.