"It's Your World" - Pops verse

I was listening to Common's album, Be, and this track came on. It's one of my favorites, with beautiful production from J-Dilla and a deep spoken-word poem by Lonnie "Pops" Lynn (Common's father) at the end, reproduced below:

Be.
Be here.
Be there.
Be that.
Be this.
Be grateful for life, be grateful to life.
Be gleeful everyday, for bein' the best swimmer among 500,000.
Be-nign.
Be you.
Be mom's mean pie.
Be Little Black Sambo with bad hair.
Be aware of Willie Lynches.
Be.
Be boundless energy!
Be a four-star ghetto general.
Be no one, except I.
Be a strong academic student, be a A student in sociology.
Be food for thought to the growin mind.
Be the author of your own horoscope.
Be invited, be long-living, be forgiving, be not forgetful.
Be a proud run, only to return to fight another day.
Be the author of your own horoscope.
Be invited, be long-living, be forgiving, be not forgetful.
Be a proud run, only to return to fight another day.
Be peaceful if possible, but justice in ways.
Be high when you low, be on time but know when to go.
Be cautious of the road to college, takin a detour through Vietnam or the Middle East
Be absent of wars at any past or present fought amongst themselves
Be visual of foreclosure over your shoulder while beggin
a nation built on free labor for reparation.
Be a cartopographer.
Be a map maker, be able to find Afro-American man.
Search thoroughly, it may be close to black man.
Be amended 5/5ths, be amended 5/5ths human.
Be the owner of more land than is set aside for wildlife.
Be cupid, to world government.
Be found among the true, lost tribe.
Be at full strength when walking through the valley.
Be not foolish as tender 18 of the mountain tops.
Be a brilliant soul, sparklin' in the galaxy while walkin on Earth.
Be loved by God as much as God loved Ghandi and Martin Luther King.
Be that last one of 144,000.
Be the resident of the Twelfth House.
Be... eternal!