What If

What if, today, and everyday, we looked at everyone,
all the people around us
all the people we come in contact with, and saw

Beyond the colour of their skin
Beyond the style of their hair
or the clothes that they may wear

What if, we truly looked and saw
In all of the people around us
In everyone that surrounds us

Beyond the words that they may choose to speak of
Beyond the actions that seem to define,
their ideas, ideals and principles

What if,
in each and every person we encountered,
We noticed and realised
that beyond all of these externalities 
or the perceptions in our own minds

What if,
we saw, all of the gifts and treasures
So wonderfully embedded deep within
That the core of each and every person we encounter
Is the essence and a solid treasure of pure gold

What if, 
knowing this, believing this, understanding this
Just how, would you treat
each person you come in to contact with 
today and everyday?

June 2017