Highest Virtue (C) Poem by Margaret Alice Second

Listening to Bach ‘Jesu Joy of Man’s
Desiring’ makes me realise humanity
should be measured by the beauty of
its ideals, religions in all cultures show
what man aspire to, respect each other
& bring happiness & peace in one form
or another; only one problem remains:

Individuals supposed to apply the great
ambitions failing miserably as Jihadists
explode Muslim brotherhood; Judaism
judges all nations as unrighteous - and
Christians believe mankind’s sinfulness
is innate; unworthy till we accept certain
sacrifice, which makes no sense as one

Man must be seen as God made flesh,
a sacrilege to Judaic thought; Buddhist
monks praise poverty as highest Good,
elevate eating no flesh to holiness - to
help the poor accept their fate - religion
& ideal will be used to measure the life
we led - whether we followed our creed

With integrity; this is the highest Virtue…