Introduction

No Men are Foreign is a poem that explores the idea of equality and brotherhood among all people. The world, according to the poet, is one. Despite our varied nationalities, religions, and colours, we all share a common love feeling and a common source of life. To improve everyone’s lives, we must come together. We betray humanity when we hate one another. We taint the purity of this Earth, which belongs to all of us, by fighting among ourselves. We must always keep in mind that all people are fellow humans and that no man or place is strange.

Summary

The poem No Men are Foreign explores the concepts of brotherhood and equality among all people. The poet claims that there is only one world. We all share a common love emotion and a common source of life despite our diverse nationalities, religions, and colours. We must work together to make everyone’s lives better. When we hate one another, we betray humanity. Fighting amongst ourselves taints the purity of this Earth, which belongs to all of us. We must always remember that everyone is a fellow human being and that no person or location is strange.

The poet says that those people who we consider strangers use the same resources as us in this passage. The Sun, air, and water are all familiar to them. They are also aware of them, and how we use them is the same for both of us. They share the same air to breathe, the same sun’s warmth to enjoy, and the same water to drink. They obtain their food from the field in the same way that we do. Just like us, they value peace. When there is a war, they also experience hardship and die from starvation, just like we would. Like us, they use their hands. They converse with one another by speaking as well. Additionally, the strangers work extremely hard to support themselves, just like us. As a result, we are all similar to one another. The poet argues that nothing is strange or foreign if everything is something we all have in common.

Even their physical traits, according to the poet, are comparable to ours. Like ours, their eyes can awaken or fall asleep. They view the world with the same eyes that we do. They possess the same power that can be won through love and compassion. Every country has a way of life that everyone can recognise and comprehend. Everywhere we go, we encounter the same people who share our emotions and other traits. How then can people be strangers or foreigners in such a circumstance? Every nation has the same kind of noticeable, aesthetically pleasing lighting.

In these lines, the poet draws attention to the fact that there are some people in our world who sow division and hatred; as a result, wars break out and people are killed. In such a circumstance, we must keep in mind that hating our brothers is hating ourselves, and that by doing so, we are only deceiving and harming ourselves. Before we take up arms against one another, we must keep in mind that we are all equal and have many things in common.

In these lines, the poet highlights how some people in our world sow discord and hatred, which leads to conflicts and the deaths of people. When this happens, we must remember that to hate our brothers is to hate ourselves, and that by doing so, we are only hurting and deceiving ourselves. We must remember that we are all equal and share a lot of things before we start fighting one another.