Dedicated to the little angels who lost their lives today in Pakistan ... youtube/watch?v=irG8wrvF3do Think about your childhood, to the time your earliest memories are vivid, to your first steps, first words, when you started testing how far you could go, or tried your parents patience, to the times you made friends with those around you and those your age. Your earliest memories of school. Your earliest teachers. Your life as a little kid, in the playground, upon the swing, or playing cricket or baseball in the field with your plastic bat and ball. Your little hands that held out for your parents when you needed help. Mommy and daddys arms that reached out to you when you were crying; hugs and embraces to soothe the fear and worry in you. The little heart that believed that dad was the biggest man in the world and mom was the best ever. Inquisitive eyes and ears to absorb everything around you. Go back to the time when you did not have a clue how grownups lived and everything was easy, and simple with not a care in this world. All you could do is play or sing, and yes, there was homework, but nothing compared to the struggles we known now. It was easy to laugh as a little kid. Innocence reigned. Little angel that you were, in spite of your mischief; there was always a forgiving heart to welcome you home from school or mischief or fights. Food on your table. Bedtime stories to put you to sleep. Youd wake up to yet another day of fun and friends and school ... And then BOOM. Before you know it, you know nothing more. 132 innocent children who never knew what it is to grow past the age of innocence. It could have been me. It could have been you. Did they have to witness what they did? Arms reach out to comfort them, and yet ... they no longer are. They no longer exist to fill the arms of their anxious parents. They no longer occupy their seats at the dinner table. They no longer wait for their bedtime story. They no longer listen to the tunes sung for them in school. Why? Do we know what we want today? Do we know what we want out of life? Is this really fair to these little angels? We pass the blame around. Nothing comes from nowhere. Together we are humanity. Until we repent, forgive and learn to love, there is not going to be any peace. Peace doesnt come through peace talks. Peace doesnt happen because two nations have signed a treaty. Peace doesnt take form because one party has been vanquished and the other triumphed. Peace starts within us. Peace starts with me. Peace starts with you. And this Christmas I pray for peace even more than ever. That to share peace we first have to experience peace. We cant give what we dont have. I pray for peace.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 18:32:32 +0000
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