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Manchester Street Art: Je Suis Charlie
Weekly Photo Challenge: Imagine (Cover Art)
I stumbled upon this grafitti on my visit to London a few weekends ago. It depicts two people- one white, pressumably British, male and one woman who is wearing a burkha- holding hands. In light of what has happened and what is happening in the world, I think this is one of the most powerful pieces of art that I have ever seen.
John Lennon’s song Imagine came to my mind when I saw this.
Imagine:
Imagine there’s no heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today…Imagine there’s no countries
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace…You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will be as oneImagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world…You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will live as one
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In response to this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Art Work
Zak Ebrahim: the son of a terrorist who chose peace
Making Peace Before Bedtime
Today’s Daily Prompt: More and more of us go to bed too late because of sleep procrastination. WHat are the nighttime rituals that keep you up before finally dozing off?
I love sleeping. In fact, since I started adopting a healthier lifestyle, I have managed to sleep more regularly. However, I find it very difficult to sleep if I am not at peace. I need to feel calm and relaxcd, and most of all, I need to settle any arguments, disagreements and misunderstandings that I have had with others over the course of the day. I need to make sure that my voice has been heard and that I have heard theirs.
I also need to settle any unrest within me. There will be days when I struggle with philosophical dilemmas which causes me to stay up all night. I will not sleep until I read, write and speak to people about them.
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If I Ruled the World – Violence Will Be Eliminated (Daily Prompt)
You have been given a superpower to change one law of nature. How would you use it?
When I first saw this prompt, I wanted to write. Post about how I do not want to change anything in world. The world is beautiful enough and I do not want to mess around with the harmony that is life. Yes, we do have nasty diseases and conditions, and yes, we have to face death sooner or later but I do not want to change that.
However, a deeper look into our society forced me to change my mind. We hear about people killing each other, wars being fought which costs the lives of mothers, fathers and children, school shootings, teacher being killed by a student, and recently, 257 girls were kidnapped in Nigeria.
This is what I want to change. If i am given the superpower to change one law of nature, I will eliminate violence and psycho-/sociopathy. I am not going to pretend that I know all of the biological and societal reasons of how one becomes violent, and how I may change it. Although if given the said superpower, I imagine that one snap of my fingers would do the job.
Just imagine a world inhabited by people who are incapable of violence. How safe would we feel? Our fears will not be eliminated completely but it will significantly be lessened. I know that eliminating psycho-/sociopathy and violence would not eliminate all the problems in this world, but it is undoubtedly a great start.
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In response to today’s Daily Prompt: If i Ruled The World
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