So many people all around the world keep me locked up in the cage of their minds. I want to be released and step out in the open. I want to be released and travel around. My name is Peace.
I cannot understand why so many people hurt each other or ruin each others’ lives. I cannot understand why so many politicians keep on nagging about an economic system that maintains sharp contrasts between rich and poor. I cannot understand that some people commit violence because they believe in a particular version of God and not in another.
Human warmth is powerful. Human warmth is love. This world is often too cold. Human warmth can make it change. There is so much indifference now. Indifference to the suffering of Nature. Indifference to the suffering of others. Others that did not choose to be poor.
Should I feel ashamed? Should I feel ashamed because I am poor? Because I was born in a poor family? Because I live in a poor country? Why does poverty exist? I often wonder why it is not solved. When I go to the internet café and can see the world where so many people live in luxury and abundance…
Nature I need you. I need air to breathe. I need water to drink. I need food to eat. I need plants to adore. I need animals to admire. I need you. I know many people do not treat you well. They hurt and damage you for many reasons. They are selfish. They are greedy.
I was drowning and confused. I could not cope with all the information being bombarded at me all the time. I could not distinguish between truth and lie. I could not distinguish between right and wrong. I was drowning not in water, but in conflicting information. The world looked like madness.
The children I had first gave me joy. But a depression soon followed. The children were not as I had expected. I gave them a world of possibilities for them to enjoy and to cherish. Yet, they wanted ever more. They did not respect the rules. They enjoyed breaking them. They enjoyed fighting each other. They forgot about me. It broke my heart.
Friends are like stars in our Universe. They are like rainbows in our skies. They bring colours into our lives. They are the expression of peace. They are the expression of affection. They share a precious gift. They share part of our lives.
Could Humanity imagine a world without light? Without colours. Without sounds. Could Humanity imagine a world without air? Without smells. Without tastes. Nature gives us so much. Yet, we mostly take it for granted. Nature gives us so much. Yet, she asks only little.
One morning I woke up. Somewhere I had never been before. The Sun was shining brightly inviting me to have a walk in the forest all around me. The air was fresh and energizing. The smells of plants soothing. The sounds of animals like music. I felt so good and full of happiness. It looked like a new world.
Mother and father are like a sun in our lives. Without them we would not have been here. From the very start we can feel their love and affection. During our entire life we can always turn to them.
Growing up is a long process. We have to learn very much. We rely on our parents to teach us. We also learn from many other people. Very often not directly known to us. We gradually form our personalities. We come to have an idea about what is right and what is wrong and about what is really important.
