"November 15, 1969, there was a massive Moratorium march on Washington, D.C. which attracted over 500,000 demonstrators against the war, including many performers and activists on stage at a rally across from the White House.
A quarter of a million activists at the Moratorium were singing "Give Peace A Chance", a song written by John Lennon. This was significant, instead of singing the traditional, "We Shall Overcome", it was "Give Peace A Chance" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_Moratorium I was there. The song's history is rooted in activism, not just, "wishing and hoping and thinking and praying." That's just a torch song. Not that there is anything wrong that. But Lennon's song inspired folks to get off their butts and DEMAND peace, to participate as responsible citizens petitioning their government to end the Vietnam War and it worked. Some things are just worth fighting for. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-NRriHlLUk --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "l_b_shriver" <l_b_shri...@...> wrote: > > Forwarded to me by a friend this morning. > > L B S > ***** > > A friend confided in me that he was struggling to understand his > responsibility in a world obsessed with war. I told him the > answer is simple: choose peace. > > While you cannot control the attitudes or actions of politicians or > others, you have total control over the thoughts, feelings, and > energy you are exuding. If you are steeped in fear, anger, a > sense of victimization, or separateness, you are contributing to > the darkness. If you hold a sense of peace, wholeness, > compassion, kindness, and the presence of love, you > are contributing to healing. > > As Kipling nobly penned, "If you can hold your head when all > about you are losing theirs.' > > Mother Teresa was once asked to speak at an anti-war rally and > she refused. "If it were a pro-peace rally, I would attend," she > explained. "But fighting against war, like fighting against > anything, is just another form of war." > > Ram Dass recounted that on his altar he has pictures of Christ, > Buddha, and many other spiritual masters. He has recently > added a photo of George W. Bush. Why??! > > As Ram Dass explains, "Until I can find the same divinity in > George W. Bush as I find in other holy beings, I am stuck. When > I can see and honor his soul, then I am in a position to protest. > Until then, I am ineffective." > > The power of prayer and intention goes a long, long way. At any > given moment the world situation is a precise expression of the > consciousness of all the people who live here. As you shift your > consciousness in the direction of peace, wholeness, and faith, > you tip the balance in that direction. You literally become the > tipping point for the world you would like to create. > > Be less concerned with what you are doing and more concerned > with how you are doing it. Actions that spring from fear or hatred, > no matter how nobly clothed, create only more of the same. > > Actions that issue from faith and love, no matter how humbly > clothed, create only more of the same. > > A visionary thrives under all circumstances, for he or she sees > beyond the obvious. At this time the world needs good > visionaries. > > If you would save the world, begin with your own consciousness. > > --Alan Cohen > http://www.alancohen.com/> >
