Dedicated to the United Nations and its Charter

‘We want the world our children inherit to be defined by the values enshrined in the UN Charter: peace, justice, respect, human rights, tolerance, and solidarity.’

António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations

One self, two self, un-self, true.

Good self, bad self, old self, new.

False self, real self, two or three?

How many selves can a person be?

If you could be either this or that,

Which or what would you wish:

To be the fish who ate a cat,

Or the cat who caught a fish?

Little fir needles prove your worth,

Lift dark sap from deep in the earth,

Kiss the seal of wax on this cone,

Show our squirrel she’s not alone.