A L O H A !
No. I'm not picking up a gun.
But what is the opposite
of harming strangers?
Love your neighbor.
We don't even hear
it's meaning anymore.
Our mind skips over
these words we have
heard before.
But when they crack open
one spies a wonder world
within. Through the peep-
hole of this candied egg
we see not mere possibilities,
but a truer sense of Real.
If you care for yourself
you can care for us all.
But that is the problem;
We do not care for ourselves.
We have been trained
to be unobtrusive and useful
by this world we enjoy.
Care for self
strikes a chord of guilt
doesn't it?
Love your neighbor
as yourself.
If one is ready to die
for an angry idea,
one is ready to kill
strangers over it.
If we live for love.
Courteous to self
and 0ther,
we are spreading
the antidote to
everything we hate.
Say hi to an Angry White Guy,
or a Muslim woman;
A Palestinian and a Jew.
Say 'Merry Christmas'
to a Christian.
Life is good.
A Gift.
Live that,
the power of that.
No telling where
it can take this world.
Thanks for visiting!
Wishing YOU all good things,
cloudia
Hi there Cloudia! I am stopping by to say hello...you MOVED????? I will have to do some more reading on your blog...I had NO idea you were leaving Hawaii...what a HUGE change for you!! I'm so glad you popped over to say hello...Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and I hope you are doing well!! xo
ReplyDeleteJeanne
Good one.
ReplyDeleteLovely layered sky!
ReplyDeleteI hope lots of your readers take up the challenge to "Love thy neighbour." God is love no matter what name you call Him.
ReplyDeleteGood morning, Cloudia. So true, life is a gift. I wish you all good things. Happy Wednesday, enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteYes, life is a gift!
ReplyDeleteA lovely post by you!
Live for love, it really is the only way to be! Aloha sweet, dear Cloudia.
ReplyDeleteHello Cloudia, let us learn to love our neighbour. Merry Christmas to you!
ReplyDeleteNot enough caring to go around, I guess
ReplyDeleteYes, love is stronger than hate. A flower is stronger than a gun. The best weapon we have is to love our neighbors.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dear Friends!
ReplyDeleteSo true. Thank you.=)
ReplyDeleteThanks for spreading compassion!!
ReplyDeleteYou could not appreciate it, if it was not part of your already! <3 Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteWisely said!
ReplyDeleteVerily, Cloudia. A Merry Christmas hug to you.
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