The sad realities of terrorist attacks and mass shootings all over the world have taken on an inevitability, and our world seems poised on the precipice of something unprecedented in its frightening and violent nature. But are these events inevitable? Let’s hope not.
Our Collective Response To Violence
If they are inevitable, then so too should be our collective response to the offenses against peace and life. The power of the symbol that forms the PEACE AND LIFE® pendant can be a significant symbolic response to the forces in our world that show disrespect for the necessity of peace and the sanctity of life. Mind you, there is nothing passive about wearing the PEACE AND LIFE® pendant and expecting that good things will come of it. The wearing of a pendant may not have the same kinetic activity associated with it as, say, the clearing of land mines or the building of a Habitat for Humanity home for a family in need. But wearing the PEACE AND LIFE® pendant is congruent with the underlying mentality of those activities, and may well inform the beauty and strength of actions that work toward creating greater peace and respect for life.
Show Your Commitment To Peace And Life
Many wise people—from philosophers to philanthropists—have written and spoken of how neutrality is the enemy of good. Remaining neutral in situations in which good is doing battle with evil serves the forces of evil. This fact is not in dispute. But there are ways other than kinetic to contribute to the positive battle against the forces of negativity. Choosing to wear a symbol that affirms the need for being peaceful and respectful of life can serve as a constant, low-effort reminder to the world around you of just what you stand for. And when someone asks you about your pendant, you can take more direct action to answer honesty: The upward facing arms symbolize our striving for peace and the downward facing arms symbolize our hope for greater respect for the sanctity of all life. The simple elegance of the symbol is bound to make those who have not seen it before curious, and the ability to answer in a way that reminds the questioner of the need for attention to peace and life is a direct action that supports Peace and Life.
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