A Valuable Lesson

For too long We valued money more than anything Even more than time or education We placed the value of money beyond ourselves We created a place in our hearts where we worshipped money We moulded our lives around the pursuit of money From morning to night we chased after money Our busy schedules were loaded with money making schemes The food we eat and the house we own Depended on the size of our wallets The value of money was everything to us Our egos were bloated We were sons and daughters of materialism Then came coronavirus disease-19 aka COVID-19 outbreak And pushed us back to ourselves (houses) Deflating our egos We found ourselves buried in fear And our money could not dig us out of this hole We found ourselves in the thicket of powerlessness And our egos could not lend us a hand We found ourselves in the pool of confusion And our money could not buy us clarity Then we opened our hearts Where we found comfort in prayer We found comfort in companionships and friendships We found comfort within the deepest parts of our being We found ourselves ransacking the spiritual shelves of our hearts Looking for pieces of faith, hope and love We found ourselves deep in the realm of the spirit Foraging for the fruits of the spirit We found humility, kindness and compassion We found peace and freedom We found the truth And we found Love in the deepest parts of our hearts Together we rose up And channelled all our energy to helping each other Breaking all walls of selfishness We called on our governments To feed the poor We called on each other To heed the message To wash our hands Practice social distancing And stay safe We found our true selves ©