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Author's Note
Khalid Sohail
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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I am a
poet,
writer,
and a
psychotherapist.
I was born
and
brought up
in
Pakistan,
in a
traditional
Muslim
family and
culture.
My keen
interest
in
science,
literature,
and
philosophy
has helped
me
challenge
my blind
faith and
paved the
way for me
to adopt a
non-traditional
lifestyle.After
studying
medicine
and
psychiatry,
I started
working in
my
creative
psychotherapy
clinic as
a
psychotherapist
in Canada.I
shared my
philosophical
journey in
my book,
"From
Islam to
Secular
Humanism
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In Search of a New Prophet
Humanity is in search of a new Messiah
A new Buddha, a new Devta, a new prophet
A prophet who has a song of peace in his heart
A message of justice in his mind
A melody of love in his heart
A prophet unlike the prophets of the twentieth century
Whether capitalists or communists
Atheist fanatics or religious fundamentalists
Royal rulers or army dictators
Would not embrace violence to create peace
And if we cannot find such a prophet
Then we have to realize as human beings
We have reached that stage of human evolution
That each one of us can become
A messiah, a Buddha, a Devta, a prophet
By getting in touch with our sacred selves
Finding our inner peace
Transcending our prejudice and resentment, anger and hate
Discovering harmony with Mother Nature
Rising above our religious and cultural differences and conflicts
Offering an olive branch to our enemies, our distant cousins
Realizing we are all
Members of the same family, human family, the family of the heart
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