what rules the world?
What rules the world
The full text is as follows:
They say that man is mighty, he governs land and sea;
It is said that manpower is infinite, dominating the land and sea;
he wields a mighty scepter, o 'er lesser powers that be;
Exercise Holding the supreme royal power, he rules over weak creatures;
but a mightier power and stronger,man from his throne has hurled,
However, there is a more powerful power, which will make people from The throne is lifted;
and the hand that rocks the cradle, is the hand that rules the world;
It is the hands that gently push the cradle and rule the whole world.
Author: William Ross Wallace, an American poet, was born in Lexington (located in Kentucky, USA) in 1819. The simple language of this poem expresses the praise and love for mothers all over the world. The poem quotes a British proverb: "The hand that pushes the cradle is the hand that controls the world." It makes people more deeply aware of the mother's influence on the world and the lives of her children.