Few people laughed

Few people cried

Most people were silent

I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita

(Vishnu) Is trying to persuade the Prince

That he should do his duty

And to impress him

Takes on his multi-armed form and says

"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds"

I suppose we all thought that, one way or another

Why is it that countries which we call strong

Are so powerful in creating wars

But are so weak in bringing peace?

We have the power

To make this the best generation of mankind

In the history of the world

Or to make it the last

Our task is to look at the structure

Of why we are failing as human beings

And I say all of us

And if you don't have faith in the people

What do you have faith in?