Abhijit Naskar's Blog - Posts Tagged "turn-the-other-cheek"

urning the other cheek only empowers persecution,
giving the impression that prejudice is the truth –
Jesus didn’t mansplain Mary to turn the
other cheek, he revolted at her persecutors,
like any decent human being should –

that’s what being christian is about,
that’s what being muslim is about,
that’s what being holy is about,
that’s what being humanist is about –

the label is irrelevant,
how you live, that’s what counts –
the belief is irrelevant,
how you behave, that’s what counts.

Protesters of persecution are never
a favorable bunch, no matter the era –
yet we must persevere,
against odds, against sneer,
and establish the ecosystem of love.