Today as I have enjoyed a day off work in memory of Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. I am reminded of my own
personal thoughts about peace and kindness in the world in which we live. One of Dr. King’s famous quotes is: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only
light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
Many times we spend more of our time
fighting over opposing views than we do loving each other and practicing
tolerance. We need to embrace our
similarities instead of fighting over our differences. We need to have passion and celebrate what we are
for instead of condemning others for what they believe.
How do we teach peace? We teach
peace by living our life with tolerance and understanding. What would our world look like with less hate
and more love? I want to make love my
life’s mission, would you join me? My
personalized license plate says “LUVWINS.”
I want to live in a world of love and peace where love wins! We can make a difference with one gesture at
a time.
The truth is, we judge what we don’t understand. My
challenge to you today is to talk less and listen more, seek first to
understand and then to be understood and show passion for your beliefs without
extending hateful words to others. In everything
you do find a way to show tolerance and peace.
“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence
of our friends” Martin Luther King Jr.
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