According to Buddha

To love those that love you is easy. To love those that love you not is not so simple. If you want to change anyone, set a better example. Show more kindness, more understanding, more love. That has a sure effect. To those who are not kind, show kindness. To those who are mean, show bigness of heart.

i might as well be in a garden
i said, ah a smell in the air is a dripping rose (you could be the one for me)
another soul to meet my void then
of anything bare that’s made of gold

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Aga Khan Garden, University of Alberta and Aga Khan University, Devon Alberta ~  September 2018