Man

Beyond being merely
A blindly determined result
Of processes and forces

Man stands endowed
With the gift of reason
And a constant quest

For knowledge of the
Wilderness of the world
Within which he subsists

And for affirmation of his
Existence in the light
Of the existence of his fellows.

Drawing away from living
As a solitary being in
A vast howling wasteland,

And possessed of liberty
With his actions and
With his choices,

Yet constantly striving
To firmly uphold
Responsibility for them,

Man asserts dignity and superiority
Over all other creatures
Within the realm of reality.


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