You and I we meet as strangers
Each carrying a mystery within us.
I cannot say who you are;
I may never know completely,
But I trust that you are a person in your own right,
Possessed of a beauty and value that are the Earth’s richest treasures.
So I make this promise to you:
I will impose no identities upon you, but will invite you
To become yourself without shame or fear.
I will hold open a space for you in the World
And allow your right to fill it with an authentic
Vocation and purpose.
For as long as your search takes, you have my loyalty.
Theodore Roszakx