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Religion is not war Religion is not human difference It teaches love and humanity Dear son, Riches and gold I cannot give But I can teach you life lessons Lessons you can pass on to you own generations I can take you to places Places to see people I can point to you who I know I can point to you what I know But I may not Be able to make you talk to them Dear son, The position of that man, today Is not forbidden to anyone You can get there too. A lot is required, A lot, I myself cannot explain The man in the vehicle Guided by lots of security Is born of man Created by the same God we serve All I can say is Thread gently Think wisely Be calm and kind Stay true to yourself Be good to people no matter what Be obedient even if no one sees you Have a clean heart Dear son, I cannot say it all But I want this day to remain in you I want you to remember this day And many days yet to come, we will have lots of memories For you to learn life lessons. Poem by Nimota Idera Dauda-Ajao Photo by Tolani Alli