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nberry said:
There is considerable hatred and hostility among many people and nations. There are mass killings every day. The planet is being raped of its resources. In short, things are not well in Gods' world.
It is true, but this is not new and not a particular characteristic of our time today. If you look carefully back to history, in the past centuries, even in the last century, in the old civilizations, things were even worse : more hostility, more battles, more hate and war was part of the daily life almost every place on earth.
However today, and despite all the calamities we are still facing, I am personaly still more positive and optimistic on humanity. If we look behind all these barriers that are hate, hostility, anger, etc. which human beings are placing around to protect themselves, we can see love, kindness and light in everyone.
With the drama of Ben's leaving us, I think the reactions of the members of all these forums Ben's was participating to illustrates the good in each of us. How can you imagine all these members being so sad, feeling like having lost a very close and old friend, which finally they never met and did know almost anything about his life without Good being part of us ?
This also shows that the way to love each others instead of battling every day against each others is not very far and is not too difficult. It only needs very small efforts to appreciate, respect and love every human being on earth, whatever the differences are (physical, religious, philosophic, etc.).
I have never understood why people are making so many big efforts to fight against each other, developing crazy things to fight, while love is so easy, so uncostly and much, much more rewarding. Why is it so easy to give a big punch in one's face, while it is so difficult to say I love you, even to your own parents ?
Don't need to be so shy, just appreciate all the good things and beauties around us and say how you appreciate themand say thank you for life, and tomorrow will be better !
And sorry for my bad English.