No one lives for himself
we sing at funerals
We live for each other, the others
live for us and work for us
except the stewards
who accumulate wealth
because they want to believe
that this is best, and because
no one can comprehend
that the creation from nothing
is all, the universe with the earth
and mankind as the servant
of the crop, first in Eden
then outside it, and after that
the second expulsion, from the city
where they worked together
expelled to all regions
to praise God world-wide
with agriculture, as if the earth
wouldn't be good enough without it
Poem 4883 Amsterdam, 2022-12-08 Song "Niemand leeft voor zichzelf" ("No one lives for himself", text Huub Oosterhuis), for the funeral of bishop Wim Bekkers on May 14th, 1966) Luke 16:1-8 Parable of the rich steward helping the debtors Servant: Genesis 2:5,15, 3:23 Man must till the earth, first in the garden of Eden, then outside it Working together: Genesis 11:1,4 The people want to stay together, so they build a city with a citadel Driven out: Genesis 11:9 The people are driven out of their city to till the whole earth Collection:From Sacred Scriptures [1] Keyword:Together: labour / work / office Keyword:Bible^