Man and His Requirements
Man came to earth
with empty hands
and a thousand invisible hungers.
He wanted bread
for the stomach,
fire for the winter,
water for the thirst.
Then he wanted songs.
He built houses
but searched for homes.
He gathered crowds
but searched for companionship.
He filled markets
but carried deserts inside.
The body asked for
shelter,
the mind asked for horizons,
the soul asked for meaning.
And somewhere
between the noise of cities
and the silence of stars,
man forgot
which hunger was real.
He chased glittering
things
while love waited quietly
at the door.
He conquered mountains
but could not conquer loneliness.
He crossed oceans
but remained a stranger to himself.
O human being,
you are more than appetite,
more than ambition,
more than the machinery of survival.
You require kindness
like trees require rain.
You require hope
like dawn requires light.
And perhaps
your deepest requirement
is not possession —
but connection.
To touch another soul
gently.
To stand beneath the sky in wonder.
To leave the earth
less wounded
than you found it.
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