Stairway Poem by Matshona Dhliwayo

"Truth is a stairway to knowledge,
existence is a highway to understanding;
together they are an elevator to experience.

Need is a stairway to want,
desire is a highway to action;
together they are an elevator to destiny.

Peace is a stairway to knowledge,
compassion is a highway to harmony;
together they are an elevator to world peace.

Books are a stairway to education,
awareness is a highway to understanding;
together they are an elevator to enlightenment.

Sleep is a stairway to rest,
life is a highway to death;
together they are an elevator to eternity.

Light is a stairway to God,
virtue is a highway to Heaven;
together they are an elevator to divinity."
― Matshona Dhliwayo