*I wrote this in order to deal with my sadness over the state of our tumultuous world. This is its FIRST POSTING, & If even One person shares, it has begun...

No one on Earth genuinely LIKES to be hurt, & Definitely not murdered...

SOOOO - Let's all NOT hurt others, let's be NICE;

Let's vow to Swallow our Pride & admit when we're wrong;

Let's NOT judge others on their appearance/gender/orientation/faith/colour/origin/size/age/abilities/income/clothing;

Let's be Charitable cos it's the RIGHT thing to do - Everyone needs help Sometime!;

Let's Smile more cos it feels nice for ourselves & others;

Let's apologise when we're wrong, & hug people when they're sad;

Let's listen, for Real, to others, rather than waiting our turn for rebuttal;

Let's not insist that hitting our kids  is fine ONLY BECAUSE we're ASHAMED that we hit our own kids - instead, think about why it's probably NOT good to hit ANYONE - violence begets violence;

Let's ALL admit that we are, none of us, perfect, & stop being embarrassed about errors - everyone errs, & that's life & learning. Being self-righteous as a defense mechanism causes many arguments;

Let's, *IF* we [REPORTEDLY] see someone"untoward(a.k.a.-different)" in our own neighbourhoods - let's approach them in a spirit of Genuine Peace, Kindness, & Helpfulness, & that's *IF* we feel compelled to approach ANYONE who's minding their own biz, at ALL, that Is;

Let's act in the ways we were taught (in order to coexist harmoniously) in kindergarten!
Sharing, neighbourly concern, enjoying learning, freely singing, creating, expressing ourselves, running about, not fearing to love our friends...;

Seems SOOOOO simple. Why CAN'T it be done? - for Florida, Canada, The World? For REAL? MAYBE IT CAN!

John & Yoko posted billboards all over during the Vietnam War, simply stating "WAR IS OVER... if you want it".

This is True in its simplicity.

Remember that old - I dunno, hymn, song? -  "Let there be Peace on Earth, & let it begin with ME..." ?

IF you are fed up with the pain, anger, sadness, arguments, partisanship, etc... LET'S ALL of us, EACH ONE, VOW to give PEACE a Chance by being the first to make a start...

Let's honour our fallen by making their deaths NOT entirely in vain, & thereby vowing  to change the world for the BETTER. Let's not just quote them, but really try to BE like MLK Jr., Desmond Tutu, Ghandi, etc...

Let it begin with ME!

A. Archer.