Emancipation will bring joy
not only a freedom from exploitation
but a freedom to create
like two elements cross a barrier
to be in loving communion
so can humans bridge their differences
to participate in each other’s freedom
when the law of the market will loose its grip
and the law of human happiness will replace it
when someone working in Sun will be valued
as much as the one working in a posh office
when the struggle for survival is overcome
and replaced by a striving for shared flourishing
when Earth is no longer a warehouse of resources
but a fragrant abode dancing with joy
when free citizens will make power irrelevant
when love will guide justice
when differences will not be feared
when there is no asymmetry or hierarchy
when the human neither suppresses desires
nor does he over indulge the passions
when society attains a golden mean
not crossing ecological boundaries
and poverty and want will be history
this is not a romantic dream of an idiot
this is not a denial of human fragility
what it is - is a denial of a certain cynicism,
a certain wickedness, a certain pessimism
of what good is our birth if we cannot create joy,
if we cannot love, if we cannot do justice?
existence will then appear to be absurd
something without meaning, something terrible!
isn’t a child’s smile, its first steps
an evidence against such nonsense?
We cannot change the fact of oxygen, food
and digestion, respiration and circulation
but we can change the facts of society
the world is a human creation
and the humans can change the human laws
with our commitment, with our dedication
with our unwavering faith in the good and the beautiful
it is a call to break the chains of pain and sorrow
and awaken to the joy of the good and the beautiful
for long we have been sold the myth of scarcity
for long we have been afflicted with greed and meanness
what more does a human need than protection and shelter,
freedom from hunger and freedom from pain?
The Earth may not have enough minerals and oil
for everyone to have a car, a plane or a yatch
but the Earth has enough for everyone
to have a home, food, protection from elements
and when we have everything we need,
aren’t we free to create, share and thrive?
and so it is a dream of a new world
a world devoid of conflict and competition
but one of shared effort and cooperation
a new relationship, a new understanding
where domination and exploitation do not rule
where there is freedom and there is responsibility
where members of a same species are not divided
by race, gender, caste and nationalities
where a new religion of humanity reigns
where new friendships are forged
and old enmities are forgotten
where technologies do not enslave people
where they do not surveil, control, exploit or kill
but enhance the human capabilities
and reduce the human toil and effort
it is a vision of an emancipated world
where instead of a war of all against all
there is a friendship of all with all
and so unburden your mind
and lighten your heart
and let yourself be guided by love and justice
if the times seem dark have the courage,
have the sense of humour to laugh at the human folly
for it is really a folly to fight and destroy
when the existence is abundant and bountiful
it is a folly of an insecure mind that hoards
and tries to bind and control the human spirit
and know that
however much the madmen try
the victory belongs to the free-spirited and light-hearted!
