POEM, FOR EARTH SYNERGY  

'A Giant Leap 
for Humankind'

For Earth Synergy 

in the New Millennium, /
 nations of the world come together as one, /
 in body, mind and spirit, /
 to stand in reverence before the rest /
 of the bio-diverse citizens and elements / 
 of our living planet Gaia, /
 to take full responsibility / 
 for past and present environmental destruction, /
 and to lovingly commit /
 a conscious synergy of efforts /
 to rescue and heal, conserve and exalt, /
 our Mother Earth. //

 This is a giant leap for Humankind /
 right back to the bosom of our home planet, /
 undoubtedly a euphoric historic event /
 that heralds a new way of life for all Earthians, /
  in  the new millennium. //

 Amen.  //
 

SEE TRANSLATIONS OF THIS POEM/PRAYER INTO VARIOUS LANGUAGES (NOTE THAT THE TRANSLATIONS DO NOT  YET REFLECT THE CHANGES IN THE FIRST AND LAST LINES OF THE ENGLISH ORIGINAL) -->

 
This was written originally in English by Ed Aurelio C. Reyes on October 3, 1999.  Author is the founding president of the Saniblakas ng Taongbayan Foundation, a non-government organization in the  Philippines that is actively advocating the conscious application of the principle of synergism for individual and collective human upliftment. Bearing as its name a Filipino coined word for synergism/synergy, the foundation has a sub-program thrust for a consciousness-raising campaign for the Earth Synergy theme carried by this poem/prayer, and on organizing for the Handshakes & Hugs ceremony to be held in many places.  The first and last lines of the poem have been changed to remove the mention of the year 2000, which would tend to limit the poem's application. We are promoting this theme through all forms and channels of communication that we can use, and ask all those that we can convince to help us propagate this poem/prayer through their own respective spheres of influence for individual contemplation, group discussions and chorused recitation on April 22, 2001, Earth Day, and on June 5, World Environment Day.