What if all the money, energy, thought and time
Used for war and countries fighting each other
Was used to feed the hungry, care for the sick
And help those in dire need?
Yes, what if all across the world
Soldiers, sailors and flyers
Turned their attention and energy
To healing and building
Instead of defending and fighting?
And what if, in every land,
The manufacturers of guns and weapons
Used their resources to build homes for the homeless
And hospitals for the sick and dying?
Can you imagine such a world?
That’s the world we should be reaching to manifest.
Ask any soldier which is a better choice- life or death;
Yet, many are not ready to abandon their old ways.
This way of killing and fear serves individual purpose.
How long will it take for humanity to learn the lesson?
The choice to build or destroy
Is ours, collectively,
Every moment of every day.
-SB
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I encountered you on W.Vox. I copied that article for reading at home since I don’t have home internet. This little snippet here is a neat idea. The kink is, however, convincing folks that it would be in their best interest to do so. Folks are willing to fight and die for ideas that arose in the Bronze age.
Hi Katmandu:
I cannot convince them; just put the idea out there, let it percolate, and eventually enough people will realize there is no other way. More and more people are realizing that ‘problems’ can only be solved by raising better people who understand that it is in their own best interest to treat others fairly.
Thanks for your comment and perspective.
It all starts with our children.
Perhaps our children’s children will finish the work we have entered into?
Wouldn’t that be simply wonderful?