Namaste (Blogophilia 43.7)



Namaste

As Asaalam Alaikum

Shalom

May the peace of the Lord be with you.

 

Different ways to say the same thing.

So, we humans say these things

And act completely the opposite.

The Zealots want peace,

But only for themselves.

And because of this, 

War remains evergreen.

Patriots want freedom

But that is only found 

In death.

 

All those statements

Proclaiming peace

And those persist

In maintaining Hell.

 

If you are going 

Though Hell,

Keep going.

It will pass.

I promise.

 

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Topic-Kismet (RIP)

Pic-Liam

Pic Guesses: Egg and I, Robot nativity, digital manger, Hatching, brooding, tending. 


Written in memory of those Innocents who passed this day.

Comments

  1. UnknownDecember 16, 2014 at 6:38 PM

    the innocents pay the price !! such sad news, your write is right on target!!

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  2. UnknownDecember 16, 2014 at 6:50 PM

    Eloquent and wise indeed. And you have incorporated one of my very favorite Churchill quotes.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 17, 2014 at 12:39 AM

    Stunning and sobering news this was today and your poem speaks so empathically about it. Well said!

    8 points Earthling! :)

    Marvin

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    1. Another Government EmployeeDecember 17, 2014 at 6:56 PM

      Thank you for the points. I just wish I didn't have to respond.

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  4. AnonymousDecember 20, 2014 at 11:10 PM

    Well, that's one way of saying it... even if people aren't sincere.

    ~Leta :)

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  5. AnonymousDecember 21, 2014 at 1:55 AM

    And then they make so much noise about Sony pictures getting hacked, which of course is not a good thing but it like totally overshadowed the tragedy of those innocents being slaughtered. We line in a strange and sad world.

    Blue dude

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    1. Another Government EmployeeDecember 21, 2014 at 9:38 AM

      Zig Ziglar used have a line in one of his seminars about the use of distraction. The man was absolutely right.

      Delete

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