Arundhati Roy, The Algebra of Infinite Justice

The only dream worth having is to dream
that you will live while you are alive,
and die only when you are dead.
To love, to be loved.
To never forget your own insignificance.
To never get used to the unspeakable violence 
and vulgar disparity of the 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.