The money required to provide adequate food, water, education, health & housing for everyone in the world at this time has been estimated to be $17 billion a year … about as much as the world spends on weapons every 2 weeks.

Of course, if one thing has become clear over the past 200+ years, we as Americans will not be able to do anything about this warped reality.  Our government (& others with it) exists primarily to further its own survival, and this in large part means arms sales.

And yet, even though we cannot do anything politically to amend this gross injustice, we can do quite a bit as individuals.  every time we are tempted to lash out in anger towards another person, we have the opportunity to pause and respond with compassionate kindness instead.  And every time this is done, an incredibly powerful ripple flows outward through the collective psyche of the entire neighborhood in which it occurs.  And the only reason we haven’t witnessed the effects of this Truth is that so few of us are having the courage to enliven it.

As a species, we are rapidly approaching a global catastrophe, and our aggression (& even our apathy) towards our enemies is hurling us headlong into that pit … Won’t you join me in being a part of the solution, as opposed to part of the problem?

Be Kind when least inclined — today!

Filed under: Practical Tips for Peace-full Living by Scaughdt