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By Sharon Morris from Akron newspaper and the Universe Bulletin
A Plea for Peace
We live in a country where I am permitted to have very strong opinions that differ from your very strong opinions. In America I can fight for my opinions and my beliefs and you can fight for yours. But in the long run, what makes this country great is the underlying respect we have for each other’s intrinsic right to exist. And when we respect that, we have the basis for love and peace. When we begin to allow anger at differences to dwell in our beings as grudges and resentments, our speech is no longer about difference. It is about hatred for the person that is so different from me. Our actions become an outward sign of what is already inside.
In our homes, in our neighborhoods, in our city and in our states, let’s guard what makes our nation great. Let’s guard our hearts from bitterness so that we can keep seeing the person that we differ with and chose to fight for our ideas without fighting one another. The political battles continue to heat up over the proposed Health Reform Bill. Our nerves are already strained because of finances and job loss and fear of the future. We can’t keep silent. We value our freedoms. We have to speak out now. Yes, all of our futures are at stake, even if we are looking at the future from different vantage points. But let’s not win our battle and lose the war because we forgot to “see” our brother or sister who is different from us. Let’s use our emotional and spiritual strength, our rational minds and our hearts, to make this country great. Let’s continue to learn the art of loving. Let’s bring a donut and a cup of coffee to the person on the other side of the street/on the other side of town/on the other side of our political issue. Let’s conquer hatred with love in the defense of peace.
By Sharon Morris from Akron newspaper and the Universe Bulletin
A Plea for Peace
We live in a country where I am permitted to have very strong opinions that differ from your very strong opinions. In America I can fight for my opinions and my beliefs and you can fight for yours. But in the long run, what makes this country great is the underlying respect we have for each other’s intrinsic right to exist. And when we respect that, we have the basis for love and peace. When we begin to allow anger at differences to dwell in our beings as grudges and resentments, our speech is no longer about difference. It is about hatred for the person that is so different from me. Our actions become an outward sign of what is already inside.
In our homes, in our neighborhoods, in our city and in our states, let’s guard what makes our nation great. Let’s guard our hearts from bitterness so that we can keep seeing the person that we differ with and chose to fight for our ideas without fighting one another. The political battles continue to heat up over the proposed Health Reform Bill. Our nerves are already strained because of finances and job loss and fear of the future. We can’t keep silent. We value our freedoms. We have to speak out now. Yes, all of our futures are at stake, even if we are looking at the future from different vantage points. But let’s not win our battle and lose the war because we forgot to “see” our brother or sister who is different from us. Let’s use our emotional and spiritual strength, our rational minds and our hearts, to make this country great. Let’s continue to learn the art of loving. Let’s bring a donut and a cup of coffee to the person on the other side of the street/on the other side of town/on the other side of our political issue. Let’s conquer hatred with love in the defense of peace.
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