Spreading Enlightened Society

A previous work outlined the rights of a person
In a universal enlightened society
The purpose to compare this version
Of society, rights; required as necessity

With the view they are privileges that can be
Suspended as needed, possibly on a whim.
This work is a misnamed as we will see
Enlightened society’s sails must be in trimmed

Society is a process not a steady state
There was a there but there is no “here”
There is better but nothing to recreate
A reviewer; “To be complete tell how to get there”

To spread enlightened society is not simple or easy
It requires agreement; humanity is basically good
Evil is not inherent in the mind; Man not sleazy,
But caused by factors not well understood

Which can be countered by the virtues we find
In the morality of the great wisdom traditions;
Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam
Of Mankind
All say the “golden rule” should guide our actions.”

That others must be treated as we wish to be
We must have the courage to believe and to act
To prove to others that basic goodness is a reality.
That all can be treated the same as me is a fact.

So how do we all wish to be treated? With kindness
And respect I expect… brought about by empathy,
Knowing all sufferng, can be alleviated by friendliness
Love, generosity, decency, little humorous levity

Gentle society uses discipline, moral correctness
To bring about communal happiness which all desire
The purpose of the previously enumerated rights
We must always keep in our sights to transpire

A target that moves; never stays on left or right
Unless fixed by calcified doctrinaire thinking

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