Freeing the children … ( 07 / 27 / 2013 )
Freeing the children … ( 07 / 27 / 2013 )
My Friends , we are crucifying our children . * We crucify our children when we teach them that hospitals & doctors & medicines are necessary for Health …
* We crucify our children when we teach them that war is necessary to ensure Peace …
* We crucify our children when we teach them that pleasure & comfort & wealth are necessary for Happiness …
* We crucify our children when we teach them that chemical sprays & genetic manipulations are necessary for Sustenance …
* We crucify our children when we teach them that animals are lesser beings ; thoughtless things to be used or worn or eaten …
* We crucify our children when we teach them that might makes right ; that guns make them safer ; that punishing “ criminals ” is somehow just or fair …
* We crucify our children when we teach them that only our particular religion is correct ; that God has a “ love ” that is partial & a judgment that is condemnatory ; that we need not go forth to actively be the change we wish to see — because God is someday coming to “ make things right ”.
We have crucified our children long enough , my Friends . It is high time we removed the nails of fear & hatred & ignorance from their palms & feet . It is high time we lowered them gently back into the arms of humility & acceptance … It is high time we taught them — with our actions much more than our words — the courage of selfless LOVE .
[ art by Erik Ravelo ]
44