To Befriend all People of the World
Posted: Monday, March 14, 2011
by David Tanguay
“Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?” Abraham Lincoln
If we could only befriend someone before we make them our enemy, we as Americans have had enemies in the past that we have gone to war with. e.g., take Japan we were at war with them at one time, however, after dropping the atomic bomb on them killing thousands of innocent people we befriended them.
Why must we wait for thousands of lives to be lost before we become friends with those who see things differently than us? We as the human species have evolved enough through the years to see war as a primitive means of addressing our ideas to a foreign people.
We cannot force a people to see things our way we must show them through example. We as Americans have been setting a bad example to countries abroad in the past few decades it is time we get our lives situated and do good in the world not evil. To get respect we must earn it not buy it or fight for it.
I am patriotic; I love my country that is why I want people in foreign lands to see the country I see. Not the country represented by propaganda and other misleading information. To be an American citizen is not only a privilege but also a humane right we all have as citizens of the world.
We are a nation of immigrants derived from people that came here from all over the world. To be an American is to share our land and our beliefs with all who seek peace and freedom.
“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Top-level comments on this article: (6 total)I wish everyone in the world could see the possibilities in this as you do David. Unfortunately there are too many among us that would have to subdue their ego's for this to happen, and I think the comments you will receive will bear out the fact that there are many who are not willing to accept their simple acceptance as equals.Please log in to respond to this comment.Thank you for your comment and input DavidPlease log in to respond to this comment.
That's superb, David. It is hard to love others but we can try to if we want to. It is a matter of acceptance, forgiving, toleration and love.
Good article !Please log in to respond to this comment.Very true Hilda, like the beetle's song "All you need is love"Please log in to respond to this comment.
A nice message which should apply to all countries.Please log in to respond to this comment.Thank you DM, yes all countriesPlease log in to respond to this comment.
Another immaculately accurate and education article. I agree completely. I wish everyone thought the way you think, the world would be a much better, safer place for all of us.
Thanks for writing another inspiring and intelligent article,
-SydneyPlease log in to respond to this comment.Thank you for commenting SydneyPlease log in to respond to this comment.
Good article, David. People don't listen, they watch to see character. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.Please log in to respond to this comment.Thank you LorriePlease log in to respond to this comment.
I so agree, when it's just a question of seeing things differently. But if the "enemy" is somebody like Gaddafi who has no integrity, has lost touch with reality, and is quite happy to kill people to retain power, we can't befriend them, because they'll just manipulate us to gain more power. How do you use love and acceptance to get through to somebody like that? I just don't know.Please log in to respond to this comment.Yes I know Jennifer Gaddafi is a mad man you can't reason with people like him.
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