WE ARE KAPWA
relation, kin, kindred
with each other
We are kapwa
with kapatid, kasintahan
ka-klase, barkada
We are kapwa
with friend or stranger
across the globe…
with ancestors and
descendants across time
We are kapwa
with all living creatures
with Earth, Fire, Water, Air
with Nature and Forces of Nature
We are kapwa
with the Sun and Moon
the stars, planets,
and galaxies
We are kapwa
with the Cosmos…
with Angelic Realms…
our diwa with the Divine
our budhi with bodhisattvas
We are kapwa
with laws of the Universe
with faraway events of multi-Verses
We are kapwa
our individual creativity
with Creation
. . .
Amazing isn’t it?
YOU really are
amazing
. . .
Kapwa is a Tagalog word that means self in other, both, fellow.
Diwa is a Tagalog word that means spirit, thought, soul, and originates from the Sanskrit word “diva”
Budhi is a Tagalog word that means conscience.
~ from Pakikipagkapwa
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