Rachel, A Woman Of Talent. Poem by Shakil Ahmed Ismail Tambey

You arrest all the beauty in the world
and can contain it in your heart
due to your sublimity -

You have the greatest intelligence
and the finest sanity -
With immense riches,
you are most generous in your generosity -

You speak every language in the world
and understand every tongue of every culture -

You have a profound apprehension of the utmost needs
of mankind,
which you deliver with aplomb -
hence, you deeply understand men, women and children;

How?

You are kind.

Kindness is true wealth bestowed,
the universal speech,
the most wonderful understanding,
and the mark of supremely good mental health -
nay -
the mark of the sublime and great in mankind:

And all this is achieved in you with ease!