Contemplation: A Guard for the Protectorless

After reviewing the guidelines for practice, take the following as your object of contemplation:

May I be a guard for those who are protectorless,
A guide for those who journey on the road.
For those who wish to go across the river
May I be a boat, a raft, a bridge.

Santideva, The Way of the Bodhisattva, p. 51