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When it comes to peace, how would you describe yourself?
I'm just a peaceful person
What do you believe are the 'burning issues' today?
War, Poverty, Education, Our Planet, Violence, Human Rights
What must we overcome to achieve peace?
Greed
More
People who have great privelege and/or power often seem to abuse it, and they also seem to be more unwilling to relinquish some of it in order that there be enough to go around (power, food, money, privelege, etc). I know, however, that not all with privelege etc are greedy, but I think greed motivates most of the things people do that result in harm to the planet and to animals and to other people (whether through lack of compassion or through exploitation or through direct violence).

I think that fear and ignorance (from which hatred and prejudice perhaps stem, anyway) are also big contributors to the burning issues of today.
Can we change the world?
Definitely
More about me
The two people I admire most in the world are (1) my friend Sharyn who has risked her life many times as a peace activist and who also succeeds at living a very materially-simple life; and (2) the poet/cartoonist Michael Leunig. There are of course many others equally worthy, perhaps even more worthy, of such admiration, but these two people are the ones who have most touched my heart in that way.

I try to live a materially-simple life, and a life that is also simple in other ways, enough to appreciate what I have (material and non-material). I try to be as responsible as I can for my contribution to the impact my behaviour etc has on those around me and on the environment around me. I try to understand others in order to be better able to empathise with them, and I try to feel compassion and respect for them even when I cannot understand their values and the choices they make. And I try to keep myself informed about things that I think really matter.

I get very disillusioned and often lose hope and feel powerless with regards to those who have greater privilege and power than others and abuse it (bad politicians and bad super-corporations, etc), and with regards to the enormity of the suffering in the world. But there are also times when I feel inspired and very moved by some people's kindness and integrity.
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At 2:21am on September 28, 2009, Clicia Pavan said…

Christine thank you!
At 2:23am on September 20, 2009, Clicia Pavan said…


PEACE ONE DAY
At 4:30pm on March 7, 2009, Aaditya Shakya said…
Hi
I'm Aaditya from India
I am a film student

I have made a video on world peace
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly4bDl0ulf4

Plz watch it and comment and rate it!!!

please add this video to your blog/website/myspace/facebook account


.

Plz join my group on facebook http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=54261082633 and http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=64551173328
At 3:30pm on January 19, 2009, Fernando said…
Blessings, sister. I also feel the ups and downs myself regarding the acting of the powerholders. It's a shame, but I do believe that their days of power are coming to an end in a few years. And then all the people in the world with their hearts full of Love will proclaim the Peace way as the only way for us to live in this beautiful Earth.

 
 
 

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