BE A GOOD PERSON  

See the world as your nation; humankind as your kin.
Allow justice, nonviolence, and doing good to begin.
If you aspire to serve for the good of humanity
In a successful, fulfilled life, your character is key.

Identify and strengthen your best qualities
To gain and enhance new competencies.
With compassion, reason, and a wealth of intellect,
Explore, discover, observe, and reflect.

Save others from isolation, pain, and despair:
Be vocal and assertive for their rights and welfare.
To live an organized life of health and contentment,
Cope with your challenges through sound self-management.

By thoroughly researching and informing decisions,
You’ll do the right things for all the right reasons.
Your relationships will become reliable and true;
Others can flourish with guidance from you.
Your actions and opinions will be evidence-based;
Untruths you encounter will be quickly erased.

You’ll overcome strife. You’ll succeed and you’ll thrive.
In body and mind, you’ll feel truly alive.
Look beyond our world’s turmoil and you will see
That all humankind could be happy and free.

Express your compassion, then give some more.
Reach out and mediate until conflict’s no more.
Enrich your character. Not with rules,
But with virtues and ethics— your priceless tools.

Will Walsh