GROWING IN HARMONY
to all those involved in organising and taking part in 
the student conference Growing in Harmony,  Sydney 2000 
We, you and I
may be born at different hours
on different days
or in different months
or even in different years
We, you and I
may be born to different mothers
to different fathers
or into different families
or even into different communities
We, you and I 
maybe at first
belong to different ethnicities
different races or countries
or even to different continents
But these surface differences
are no oceans
that may keep our hands apart
are no deserts 
that may burn our links
Look at our schools
with our playgrounds holding our games
with our teachers kneading our lessons
Look at our neighbourhoods
waiting for our trains and buses
They are not that different
And above all you and I
together we are learning in this peaceful country
we are belonging to this continent of harmony
Let us cheer for our happiness
let’s share our commonness
and enjoy our togetherness
We grow and grow
in the borderless harmony 	X Duong