Entreaties to Nature

You gave us the sun for our time
And we know that when it will sink forever
Also each life on this planet will be extinguished.
In vain were all hopes, plans
And their fulfilments.

Let our hearts love and not hate,
Let our hands do good whenever it is needed
So that they help and do not kill.

Let our transitory and often hard lifes
Find faith and support with your powers.
With that we put up resistance to
Injuries and afflictions and do not let us
Deviate from our good intentions.

When our lips express our thoughts
Let them always form words of truth and of good will.
And that nobody is harmed in his dignity and reputation
By offence or slander.

Let us always be aware of that everything
Which has been created by humanity
Has its time and does not last forever
As it may seem.

You alone determine:
Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions,
Age, diseases and time of death,
Which were born in your freedom
And could be shortened or lengthened
By virtue of your unexplored strength
Or with the help of knowledge.

Thus we ask you:
Please let us accept life and let us think about
That we, Children of the evolution
Are and stay
Until our life's end
In continual development
Of our physical and mental selves.