Mankind's Gift

I wish I was a bird 

and fly free over borders and spread the joy of discovery,

I wish I was the river 

and touch the lands of different religions and sects with equal purity,

I wish I was the wind 

and could flow through the hearts of all men alike spreading the message of brotherhood,

For I was born as a man simple and innocent but mankind gave me the gift of unlearning;

and learning pride, jealousy, hatred and condescension.