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Wish I could Change The World
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Wish I could Change The World |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana 
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 I cannot forget the past but I wish for no more sadness anguish and sorrow no more tears of disappointment war is hell sometimes we must fight still, I am weary of the killing and the devastation of whole countries where lives are not worth the snap of your fingers children scared forever wish I could change this old world for the better like I have changed myself for the better but insanity and greed for power and monetary reasons have usurped the world for their own selfish purposes ©December 24, 2014 / Jerry Pat Bolton ~*~ When they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
I couldn't agree more with you, dear Jerry. You have said it all and I love the comparison you made between your own personal change and the change for the world. As Gandhi said: Be the change you wish to see in the world. This poem is precious and perfect for the beginning of this New Year. So much suffering could be eliminated from the world if instead of greed there was love and caring for each other. Thank you. Love and peace. Margherita "Love is the One who masters all things; |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Margherita, thank you, and you are absolutely correct in everything you say. I just know personally if everyone in the world could change their lives for the better the world would look and act so differently. I know if I was able, finally, to chase my demons away, something I never thought I would be able to accomplish, then anyone can. The thing is you have to want to change. ~*~ When they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Yes, you are so right in your reasoning, Jerry. We have to awaken to Love, the ripples of love are far-reaching, but there are still too many who know nothing but hatred. Eliminating poverty and hunger is the first step, but the path to world peace is probably still a long process. Wisdom is reached at a certain age and usually the will to change comes when we LOVE and feel LOVED. Again, thank you, for your highly significant "wake up poem". M. "Love is the One who masters all things; I am mastered totally by Love." (Rumi) |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Eh . . . That love word. It pops up everywhere. If we take what everyone says they are -- in love -- with the significant other and observe them, it usually isn't too many years until love has turned into victimization, trysts, humiliation, spousal abuse (not all men do it, I was raised in a family where my mother was a tyrant to the nth) to outright murder, so love is a word I like to avoid. I firmly believe that "love" causes more pain and suffering that anything else on this planet. I hope you don't take this as me criticizing you, because I am not. I just know what I know through personal experiences and observing others. ~*~ When they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
I am with you all the way on this one Jerry.Margherita said it all for me. Jo |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Ahhh . . .Thank you Jo, I appreciate your kind words. ~*~ When they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
You are on the right track for sure Jerry. I so agree with Margherita. I will defend her use of the word love in so far as there are different kinds of love. Romantic love is only one kind. I think agape love was more what Margherita had in mind. That is the kind of love we are greatly in need of.  |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Okay, Lori, had to look up agape love. Never heard of it, or seen it in print as far as I know until now. Yep, I can see the difference in that love rather than the one we usually think of. I guess, in a sense I have metamorphosed into that kind of love in my later years, and with certain people in my life to enrich it. Thank you for being here. ~*~ When they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
I wish for the same thing, Jerry. I guess there's not enough of us in this world. Ida |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
I think there are more than enough, Ida, but everyone is sitting on their hands. Fear of reprisal is probably that driving force. ~*~ When they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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Namyh Senior Member
since 2009-01-20
Posts 988 |
JP - Change never comes like a cascading waterfall but more often one drop at a time. We humans need time to evolve into wisdom from smartness after being dumb. Change the world Jerry because it's waitin' for it. Nice work JP. Namyh |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Yeah, you're right in everything you said, Namyh, and thank you for saying them/ ~*~ When they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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s1nfully_1nn0c3nt Senior Member
since 2003-10-26
Posts 1105Watertown, NY |
The world needs compassion and understanding- after that love should be natural. Lovely write Jerry. -Trina |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Hello Trina, and thank you. ~*~ When they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
very nice...when we change ourselves we are doing our part to change the world...james |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Yeah you're right, James . . . Thanks! ~*~ When they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Think love is what you make of it; how you accept it, return and/or give it - and you have to do so with an eye on reality. One can't change the world, but sure can make a difference in oneself. And it HAS to start there. good write... j. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Thanks Jimmy, and I know you are right . . . ~*~ When they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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