I am trying to focus my attention on "Look how silly life is... idiots are terribly funny creatures, particularly when they attempt to offer you their "wisdom" and so on. There is good in all, I think. Yes, I need to toughen up, until then, I do have songs in my heart- "On Eagles' Wings" a favorite of Dad's and of Miss L., and "Let There Be Peace on Earth." And so, I'll try to live that too, as well as attempt to be patient, kind and honest with myself and others. In the meantime, let the beautiful lyrics and the beautiful boy in the video say it for me.
Let there be peace on earth And let it begin with me. Let there be peace on earth The peace that was meant to be. With God as our father Brothers all are we. Let me walk with my brother In perfect harmony. Let peace begin with me Let this be the moment now. With every step i take Let this be my solemn vow. To take each moment And live each moment With peace eternally. Let ther be peace on earth, And let it begin with me. (child) Let there be peace on earth And let it begin with me. Let there be peace on earth The peace that was meant to be. With god as our father Brothers all are we. Let me walk with my brother In perfect harmony. Let peace begin with me Let this be the moment now. With every step I take Let this be my solemn vow. To take each moment And live each moment In peace eternally. Let there be peace on earth And let it begin with me.
_Let There Be Peace On Earth, Jill Jackson and Mark Miller, 1955
Let There Be Peace On Earth- most members of this group have Down's Syndrome. It's AMAZING!
Aren't humans amazing? They kill wildlife - birds, deer, all kinds of cats, coyotes, beavers, groundhogs, mice and foxes by the million in order to protect their domestic animals and their feed.
ReplyDeleteThen they kill domestic animals by the billion and eat them. This in turn kills people by the million, because eating all those animals leads to degenerative - and fatal - health conditions like heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, and cancer.
So then humans spend billions of dollars torturing and killing millions more animals to look for cures for these diseases.
Elsewhere, millions of other human beings are being killed by hunger and malnutrition because food they could eat is being used to fatten domestic animals.
Meanwhile, few people recognize the absurdity of humans, who kill so easily and violently, and then call for Peace on Earth.
~Revised Preface to Old MacDonald's Factory Farm by C. David Coates~
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ReplyDeleteThank you, Anonymous. I was going for something else, but the info on vegan diets was truly fascinating.
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