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Title: We Reap What We Sow - The "War for Peace
Author Name: Craig Lock
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"We Reap What We Sow - The "War for Peace"
by Craig Lock
I wrote this piece some months back
(before the onset of the Iraq invasion) in a "moment of
motivation and/or inspiration"), so sharing these personal
thoughts, which may be of interest (with the benefit of hindsight)... ENJOY (hopefully!).
The unshakable Laws of the universe:
1. Cause and Effect The "Law of Nature" = Growth
2. The Law of Attraction: We move towards our most dominant
desires...and the Universe (or God) helps us as we take a step (small) in the direction of our 'loftiest thoughts'. So we become what we think about all day long!*
* A "rather smooth" friend of mine said: "Why aren't I a woman then, Craig?"
... however, I still believe in the principle.
To continue after that little interlude...
Plant seeds and you get growth (in business and in life) Plant
good thoughts and you get good results Plant bad thoughts and
bad things happen Plant conflict and you get conflict Plant
violence and you get violence ("An eye for an eye and a tooth
for a tooth - tit for tat" - the cycle doesn't stop - "violence
begets violence" - witness Israel and Palestine today). Plant help
and you get help (from other people and other countries).
So why not then do all we can to help the hundreds of
thousands of suffering and innocent Iraqi citizens (particularly
children and women)?
Plant "lofty" thoughts and you reap "high" results.
Plant great thoughts and you get great results.
Plant a spirit of reconciliation and you get reconciliation.
(An enemy is just someone, who does not understand you...
and who you do not understand...YET)...
Talk, mediate, enter into negotiations -
"positive/constructive engagement" with one's enemies (even
"tyrants")... and you could be surprised how common are our
ideals and aspirations, as human beings inhabiting planet
earth. People just want to live in peace and do the best for
their families. Plant forgiveness and you get forgiveness Plant
thoughts of peace and you get peace (and with all resources
FOCUSSED on peace you get focussed results, ie. economic GROWTH
and PROSPERITY in countries and in people... for ALL - and not
just the military!).
Plant faith in the future and you get even
greater faith... and less poverty in the world.
Plant hope and
you get more hope and less "poverty of thought" AND love (which
is spiritual in nature - a spiritual energy). Even when wronged
and terribly hurt by others, plant love and you will reap love
in return... because love is the greatest and most powerful
force in the world... to accomplish absolutely ANYTHING!
So why not like Jesus Christ, Nelson Mandela, Martin
Luther-King, Mother Teresa, Mahatma Gandhi and Mohamed (many of
them of different religious beliefs, by the way; yet ALL united
by a common spiritual bond of LOVE for one's fellow man) in our
own small way reach out to help others (even 'ordinary' Iraqis)
to make a better world. Each one of us 'ordinary citizens'
(insignificant though we may feel) has a responsibility to
raise the standards of our societies, our countries and the
world. It's up to us fortunate enough to be living in
democracies to tell our leaders that we want the bar to be
raised in what we will and will not tolerate.
As fellow citizens sharing planet earth and as "children of God",
each person CAN make a difference (I truly believe that)...
a slightly better world than before you arrived on this planet.
"Instead of barriers and walls, let us build bridges... rather than
borders, let us look at distant horizons together.
Let us FIGHT with passion - with every ounce of our energy, the
way the military fight in times of war. Let us FIGHT FOR PEACE
with every fibre of our being ... yet in a spirit of concern
and even love for our fellow inhabitants of this planet.
Do that and I gurantee that JUSTICE WILL eventually prevail.
The evil forces of terrorism and "tyrants" WILL be eliminated
by all reasonable countries working together in a spirit of
peaceful co-operation.
God, broaden our horizons for all the rich promises you have
in store for each one of us, Your children... and in so doing,
you will enable us to build a better world for ALL peoples.
We WILL WIN the "War of Peace".
Craig Lock
"Peace Distributor"
P.S: "When the world is filled with love, people are overflowing
with hope."
http://www.craiglock.com
http://www.bridgeniche.com
P.S: Jesus Christ challenged the conventional thinking of the
day (as He no doubt would today). As Christ said 2000 years ago,
"Love thy enemies". It takes a great person of incredible
strength of character to do that in the face of the deepest
hurts... but I truly believe it is the ONLY answer to the
greatest problem (lack of attempts at understanding other
people and cultures). The immense problems of this world cannot
be solved at the same level of thinking that created them. If
we put all our resources and imaginations together and do it
right, with total commitment in a spirit of love and acceptance
of others... then other immense and seemingly insoluble problems
of the world, like violence, war and poverty will be alleviated.
We human beings CAN and WILL eventually solve them in this
often very cruel, diverse, mysterious, yet still incredibly
beautiful and magical world. With action by ordinary people + great faith, NOTHING is impossible. Do all you can with every fibre of your being, then simply TRUST. Life is a wonderful miracle of twists, turns and great uncertainty...
and we have to trust not man or countries, but God, the Universe, Our Creator, the Grand Designer of Life for justice to prevail in this world (there are many religions; yet only ONE God).
I am reminded of something Mahatma Gandhi's said not long
before he was assassinated:
"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way
of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and
murderers and for a time they seem invincible; but in the end,
they always fall. Think of it, ALWAYS."
Love dismantles evil...and...
Love is a power in us more powerful than bullets.
So...
HARNESS for GOOD in the world.
"Love suffers long and is kind. Love does not rejoice in
iniquity, but rejoices in the truth. Love bears all things,
believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love
never fails. And now abide faith, hope, love; but the greatest
of these is love."
1 Corinthians 13
"Love is not sentimentality, but a grounding state of being from which we rise."
- Maya Angelou
"When the world is filled with love, people are overflowing
with hope."
The various books that Craig "felt inspired to write" are available at:
http://www.nzenterprise.com/writer/books.html
http://www.novelty-gift.com/ebooks.html
and
http://www.bridgeniche.com
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