In this month’s peace challenge, Bloggers for Peace and everydaygurus are asking us to visualize what a peaceful world would look like.
My vision of a world at peace would be one in which ethnicity, racial background, nationality, language differences, cultural differences (and all those terms that separate us) no longer cause separation. One in which those differences serve to enhance our interactions with one another. One in which there is an absence of war and strife, in which all of us can exclaim together:
And it would be a world in which all the qualities we should admire most in people, qualities such as kindness and gentleness, tolerance and compassion, generosity and respect, would shine forth to all people from all people.
A peaceful world would be one in which the words to this song would be true every day for every person:
Wonderful World
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands
Saying, “How do you do?”
They’re really saying, “I love you.”
I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
They’ll learn much more than I’ll ever know
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
Yes, I think to myself
What a wonderful world
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Awesome peace writing! Your words and pictures are perfect! Well done : )!!!
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Thank you very much!
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This is a beautiful post in every way.
🙂
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Thank you very much. I enjoy doing these peace challenges.
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you’ve created wonderful tagxedos!
P.S.:
may a thought about peace: my blog post about Lampedusa:
http://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/lampedusa/
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Thank you. ( I have you to thank for informing us about tagxedo.) Your post is really good. A peaceful world would be one in which no one, because of persecution, had to seek a better place.
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your Tagxedos fit perfect with your thoughts on peace as the Wonderful World lyrics. perfect offering. ♥
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Thank you. I love Tagxedos!
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I agree with Sunshine: this is an offering of peace, and a beautiful one as well. Love the word art and the song. {{{hugs}}} kozo
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Thank you! It’s one of my favorite songs.
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