* It is true that "First, do no harm" is expressed "Primum non nocere" in Latin, but Hippocrates wrote in his native Greek. The Latin, then, is not the origin of the phrase, and no one seems to know for sure who coined the Latin. It is a translation of the original Greek, perhaps, but some sources attribute "Primum non nocere" to the Roman physician, Galen.
Ages spent building strength I’m getting there,
Where I want to be; where we need to be;
Inch-by-inch steps toward serenity.
Attitudes untoward, we err to swear.
Too tender, we tear our scars bearing care,
Self-punishing, when we can set us free.
Feeding hurt hurts us worse, the guarantee.
First, do no harm* nor others’ harms do share.
“How dare you!” you declare and take offense.
I wouldn’t wound, mere tease, I must protest.
I’ll meet halfway, aware misread intent
I’d fix is oft too focused on defense
To hear. Emotions muscled, my contest:
Own only what’s my own; the rest’s your bent.
You make a good point, Helga. We must each assume responsibility for our own. If we could look at ourselves first, and count the ways in which we have erred, we shouldn't find it difficult to forgive. A very high spirited edge to this work. I like it very much.
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