every blow a blow for
human decency, equality, and freedom.
and i sawed it up into logs,
and built a fire with them.
into the fire i threw
prejudice, hatred, greed, and apathy.
i watched it burn till
nohing was left but the
crackling of the embers…
even the wind grew still in prayer!
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just one small voice
all different languages,male and female…crying out against the roar:WE WANT TO BE FREE!one small voice,a face soon forgotten,but a body and a soul…one small voice,but now every voice counts,we are together the voiceof humanity and hope…WE WANT TO BE FREE!
he’s just an old man…
of his own small storefor forty years…the young toughskept robbing him…grabbing stuff off the shelvesand running…threatening him,and the old woman…till they lived in fearday and night…then they went too far!coming across the counterand grabbing him by the collar:‘give me the money, old man! ‘quick, and sudden,the gunshot rings out…the young tough fallsto the floor in…
god is the moment you stop to listen,
the time you spend walking beside,the last bite, the last dollar, you share.the day you take the time to care,every small act of kindness.the tears you weep with,the lonliness you fill…the cup of water, the gentle caress.the hands on your neighbor’s shovel,the stand you take though ridiculed.the honesty that wears your failures,and embraces the failures…
if we all took one candle,
one candle…symbolizing peace,within and without;celebrating understanding,and the willingness to understand.symbolizing compassion,and the desire to acceptall men and women just as they are…the dedication to feed the hungry,house the homeless,and heal the sick….one candle…one humanity, diverse and individual,praying, working, sweating, loving together….the dignity of onedefining the dignity of all…lit one candle,and put it in the window…
my own personal path
…..me admitting my ownpersonal failures and mistakes,and taking ownership of them!i would think…it would be the same…….for each of us….by admitting we’re human,we begin to see as a human,to accept the human….in each and all!only then can we begin…to approach infinity…and to see forever in a moment!
perhaps i’ve said what i wanted to say poorly…
we are where we are becausewe’ve put ourselves here,we’ve allowed this to happen to us!we blame the government,we blame people who are ‘different’,we blame the economy,we blame god,we blame each other.bottom line, we are to blame.we cannot evolve as human beingswithout evolving as a society.we cannot evolve as people,without evolving as a nation.we cannot evolve…