Arundhati Roy (The Cost Of Living)

To love  
To be loved 
To never forget your own insignificance  
To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you  
To seek joy in the saddest places  
To pursue beauty to its lair  
To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple  
To respect strength, never power  
Above all, to watch  
To try and understand  
To never look away  
And never, never to forget