Blessed are the Peacemakers by eyeland
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I'm off to visit my son, daughter-in-law & grandson for about a week & so will probably be unable to post new work during that time (though I will try to login & comment if possible). Flipflopper1, with whom I disagree with vehemently on the issues, has suggested that both of us have been a little over the top in attacking each other & I agree. I will continue to voice my opinions passionately & use satire & comedy to express my outrage at the current administration, but will try to be more civil & tolerant towards fellow Renderosity members. In the spirit of conciliation, I offer this non-partisan collection of words of wisdom about peace.
Comments (12)
Flipflopper1
"Freedom isnt free, and peace isnt pretty" Well done eyeland text is alittle small and hard to read,that or I need a new prescription for my eyes,Excellent quotes none the less.
zoren
these are all good words and thoughts to consider....
Larry-L
Words of wisdom, worth quoting for the good it'll do. It's an unfortunate condition that evil exists in mankind and that evil seeks to destroy that peace expressed by those authors beckonings. Certainly the peacful people, going about their daily lives, who fell victim to the evil of Sept.11th are no differnt than those who were destroyed by the tyrant of Iraq. Or for that matter the lives destroyed by any dictator that has ever lived: Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Edi Amin, Napoleon, King George, The Ceasars, Ghengis Kahn, etc.,etc., etc. And now the world confronts evil again, the tyranny of Islam. How should one confront this evil? With a flower in the rifle barrel pointed at our heads? There are more words one might add to the list: "To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:...A time of war, And a time of peace..." Eccl.3 the day that mankind acknowledges God and loves Him as He loves us is the time of peace; but, until that time the peace you seek is a delusion.
ropost
If I am brutal, and you use brutal methods to overcome me,then you become brutal like me." Krishnamurti
bluliner35
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead... there's another from Anne Frank about believing people are essentially good. Enjoy your visit, eyeland. Oh... Larry-L....Islam is not brutal, any more than Christianity is brutal. To call Islam an enemy because of radical muslims would mean you have to fight christianity as well, as there are plenty of radical christians who murder thru acts of terror. As far as tyranny in Iraq, chaldeans in Iraq are now being persecuted where before they were protected. Same atrocity, different day. Iraq is and will remain a muslim country. Will they always and forever remain the enemy until they renounce Islam?
netsia
Black Elk Oglala Sioux Holy Man 1863-1950 You have noticed that everything as Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round..... The Sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars. The wind, in its greatest power, whirls. Birds make their nest in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours.... Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were. The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves..........Mourning Dove Salish 1888-1936 ...... everything on the earth has a purpose, every disease an herb to cure it, and every person a mission. This is the Indian theory of existence........Resolution of the Fifth Annual Meetings of the Traditional Elders Circle, 1980 "There are many things to be shared with the Four Colors of humanity in our common destiny as one with our Mother the Earth. It is this sharing that must be considered with great care by the Elders and the medicine people who carry the Sacred Trusts, so that no harm may come to people through ignorance and misuse of these powerful forces." To me these are words of wisdom, as well. Thank you for your post. :)
19Paul
Words to live by.
MFM008
yes-- lets just wait till NOV 2-- thats all we can do.
VividViolet
I too wish the way to peace was within the scope of a peaceful resolution. There is too much hate in the world. The terrorists have nearly won because they divided us. There were people who spoke out against going to war in the early 40s. If leaders had listened to them and not done that, Europe would be speaking German, and Americans would be speaking Japanese today. Then we would not be faced with this horrible situation, but would have had to endure the world's worst dictators in the process.
eyeland
Larry-L & VividViolet, it's always been easy to find excuses to go to war - why can't we work a little harder & find reasons to seek peace? One of the problems is that the leaders who start wars are so isolated from it's effects. I think if we created a rule that the sons & daughters of government leaders (& maybe even everyone who just supported a war) were obligated to serve in the front lines of combat, we would quickly achieve a more peaceful world.
vbarreto
Happy holidays. Peace and love.
Jalen
what a impactful background and great quotes, very interesting and thought provoking suggestion to incl the offspring of our goernment officials...I know we r a long way off but my greatest wish is that we could reach "World Peace" and retain it...but as is often the case the simpliest of tasks seem to be the hardest to fulfill....HLNGB2YNYLO...L;)))