Our Life is Sacred – A Poem
© Uma Paro, Bhutan
A poem about the meaning of a sacred life:
May you awaken like the sun at daybreak,
ready to make your sacred offering.
Set forth with delight, like a pilgrim on his journey.
O heroic one, move forward with resolve
to make this sacred offering of yourself to life.
May you plant the banner of victory
in the service of humankind.
Source: Rigveda, the oldest of the four Vedas and one of the most important writings of Hinduism.