Peace ?

[Hank]

We prolly all heard the news in Tel Aviv. So I thought on making a peace thread. Not sure if such a thing is possible here, just post something that prompted you to think beyond just yourself in a positive way. - Yes, including Bible, Quran quotes.

Also if possible just post the quote not your thoughts on it or on others' quotes.

I start:


"The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. The opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth." - Niels Bohr

 

[Annabel Lee]

"One cannot subdue a man by holding back his hands. Lasting peace comes not from force."
-David Borenstein, October 26, 1999

 

[Soul_Searcher]

But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.--Jesus

Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.--Paul

 

[LightBearer]

The best way to defeat your enemies is to make them your friends.

 

[wildernesse]

Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called sons of God. Matthew 5:9

I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. I will not refuse to do the something I can do.
- Helen Keller

 

[Job_38]

helen Keller! We are doing that play, the Miracle Worker.

"Peace cannot be sustained through force, but through understanding.
-Albert Einstein

But if it comes down to it, war.

 

[Annabel Lee]

"Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind."
-John F. Kennedy

 

[Brian45]

Peace is for men who can't fight , war is for men who believe they can win a fight .

I forget who said that , I think someone said it , or maybe I just made it up .                      

 

[Pastor N.B.]

"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: [not as the world giveth], give I unto you. Let not your heart be [troubled,] neither let it be afraid." By the Master of the Universe-------P/N/B/

 

[AngelAmidala]

I think it goes something like this...."War is not good for children or other living things."

I have the quote written in a journal I have at work...I'll double check this on Monday.

 

[Hank]

By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures. - King Salomon


Proverbs 23:3-4 (NIV)

 

[stillsmallvoice]

Stephen Crane - Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind (I)


Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind.
Because the lover threw wild hands toward the sky
And the affrighted steed ran on alone,
Do not weep.
War is kind.

Hoarse, booming drums of the regiment,
Little souls who thirst for fight,
These men were born to drill and die.
The unexplained glory flies above them,
Great is the Battle-God, great, and his Kingdom -
A field wher a thousand corpses lie.

Do not weep, babe, for war is kind.
Because your father tumbled in the yellow trenches,
Raged at his breast, gulped and died,
Do not weep.
War is kind.

Swift blazing flag of the regiment,
Eagle with crest of red and gold,
These men were born to drill and die.
Point for them the virtue of slaughter,
Make plain to them the excellence of killing
And a field where a thousand corpses lie.

Mother whose heart hung humble as a button
On the bright splendid shroud of your son,
Do not weep.
War is kind.

ssv

 

[stillsmallvoice]

Stephen Crane - There was crimson clash of war. (XIV)


There was crimson clash of war.
Lands turned black and bare;
Women wept;
Babes ran, wondering.
There came one who understood not these things.
He said, "Why is this?"
Whereupon a million strove to answer him.
There was such intricate clamour of tongues,
That still the reason was not.

ssv

 

[Annabel Lee]

LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH



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.

 

[Hank]

"Love is the only force capable of turning an enemy into a friend."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

[TScott]

Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures, peace is our gift to each other.--Elie Wiesel

 

[agnostic front]

I don't have a quote to contribute but some thoughts. I wish they were more positive thoughts but...My opinion based on my learning and observations is that it's quite possible that differences in religion, particularly the three Abraham religions, will ultimately cause a great world war where millions will be killed.

 

[Hank]

Tree of Peace


What is this world coming to?
No one really knows.
In our eternal search for peace
Love disappears and hatred grows.

What was once a friendly smile.
On the face of a close friend,
Has become a glare
I cannot comprehend.

Is it because I say shalom, 'stead of saying hi
That all my neighbours turn their backs,
Or is it because I like girls 'stead of guys
That I have been attacked

We look towards a brighter day,
When these thoughts are forgotten.
When everyone is accepted
Racism is just plain rotten!

I see hands finding each other
An arm link into another arm.
Caring for each other,
Leads us far away from harm.

Differences are ignored,
As we work together to create,
A world of justice and joy,
A world that's free of hate

While holding hands,
We'll plant a tree together.
A tree that grows in peace and love,
That will go on living forever.

We will be protected by this tree,
Should a cloud of hate come by
And live in its comforting shade,
Together, you and I.

Emily - November 15, 2001

from War Veterans US Army

 

 

[Annabel Lee]

"Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival. "
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama

 

[ZiSunka]

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