A Friend's Poem

An old friend from Northwestern wrote this on facebook. It's truly beautiful.

"we accept the brokenness of the system
we love/fight with the wisdom of our hearts
with the calmness of our mind
we acknowledge that those who are lost
are not for nought
that every single human life is precious
and the color of our skin should not determine
the quality of our life
we are honoring the emmit tills, the oscar grants,
the trayvon martins; the anne franks, the gandhijis, and the abraham lincolns -every life that has been lost
we are honoring the murdered
and the murderers
we cannot live with a system that gives rise to this violence
for if we do
we will not live at all
we must create a world
in which justice is served
not with a silver bullet
or a lifetime in jail
but one in which the heart of one can meet another and
recollect, acknowledge, and forgive the pain that is inside us both
how can we have a call for action that
breaks down these systems of injustice
that stops the human spirit from breaking
is there a way in which we can thrive with and in each other?
let us create a world in which we all thrive"
           -Prachi Murarka 

Looking back, God put me on a path to connect with some pretty amazing, beautiful people who have shaped me (for the better I hope!).