the Mother takes br the child br to the creatures br and to the beauty of the world br and she bids the child br see and listen to each br br br the moon says to the child: br be radiant, shine like me br with love br br br the flower says: br laugh, laugh joyously br like me br br br the bee says to the child: br be light, be light and easy br as bees in a garden br br br the grass says, br the grass sings to the child: br be easy, be supple br as me and my mates on the yards br and in the fields br br br the ocean waves to the child, br the ocean hums: br include all, embrace all, br contain all br as I do within me br br br the sky says, br the clouds dance to the child: br be wide, be limitless br as the wide, wide blue sky br on which we clouds sail br br br and the Mother says br to the child who listens, br whose heart is not closed: br love all creatures br love all beings; br take the mother-love br to every existence, br with no exception br to every form of lifebr br Raj Arumugambr br