World Peace

I love my friend Deanne - she especially has an endearing thought about how to end poverty. The government should just print more money!!! Never mind that we try to explain what happens when governments print more money, she clings to the thought that solving that problem should really be that simple.

For me, it's world peace. I just can't understand why it isn't possible. It seems so darned simple, yet it can't be done. If everyone (and I really do mean everyone!!!), would just mind their own business, focus on their own issues, and truly help their neighbor, regardless of color, creed, religion, sex, sexual preference, thoughts, beliefs, etc. that would be a start. If all people would absolutely NEVER be malevolently or purposefully violent towards another human or animal or EVER knowlingly harm another, couldn't that possibly get us much closer to world peace? If everyone accepted that others have thoughts and beliefs that don't necessarily match their own, but didn't worry about what others thought or believed, would that help bring us closer? What is it that makes humans OK with hurting someone else? Why do kids bully each other or laugh when something bad happens to someone else? Why do people steal, rape, kill?

I understand that it's a complex issue, but I really just want it to be simple. Simply love thy fellow human being, NO MATTER WHAT! Everyone, Everywhere! No judgements, no deceptions, no greed, no crazy thinking, no hitting or abusing, no name calling or gossiping, no mean actions, no harming, no violence, no coveting other's property or person, no lying, no manipulating, no cheating, no bullying, no putting down, no hating. It really isn't that hard to do!

McKenna's teacher asked her 2nd grade class to practice Peace over the holiday break and I thought that was really great. A hard concept for some, but something 7 year olds get. Why can't 17 year olds, 27 year olds, 57 year olds, etc.?

I have enough stuff, so I really don't want many things for Christmas, but I really would love World Peace. So here's to practicing Peace over the Holidays.