Great quotes.... King's quote says it all. My older brother was interviewed by Rickover before service on nuclear subs. Rickover would try to freak you out to see if you could handle being underwater for weeks on end in a giant metal tube. His methods worked, as he was a genius. I am no fan of Truman, but he served in the worst of times. Mohandas Ghandi-- "An eye for an eye ends up making the whole world blind"..... I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."...."It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business"...." The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong"...."Be the change that you want to see in the world".
Amen... And unless we believe that change is possible, at least within us, then we won't make the effort & it won't happen.
But when we make that change courageously, creatively living our ideals more & more, then Love happens, as joy spreads from heart to heart, & peace on Earth will dawn. It begins at home.
Love is the answer.
"How will it all end? ... Mankind will be sick of it all. Greed and hatred will reach such intensity that man will grow weary of them. The only way out ... will be to stop wanting and to give, stop hating and to love, stop dominating and to serve. Then peace will come, joy will come, light will come." ~ Meher Baba (
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