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UNDIVIDEDI am for One world undivided. One world without fear and corruption. One world ruled by Truth and Justice. I am for One peaceful world for all, Where hate has been overcome by love, And everyone is guided only By their conscience.Suzy Kassem
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Interconnection permeates the entire universe. We are all one.Amy Leigh Mercree
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Why do you feel so powerless? Go spend an hour with ants. Each of those black specks you see is a life. One whole life that you can save, take, or affect in some way. You have the power to make so many lives better. It is within you. Don’t lose sight of that.Kamand Kojouri
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I don’t know why everyoneis still trying to find out whether heaven and hell exist. Why do we need more evidence? They exist here on this very Earth.Heaven is standing atop Mount Qasiounoverlooking the Damascene sightswith the wind carrying Qabbani’sdulcet words all around you. And hell is only four hours away in Aleppo where children’s cries drown out the explosions of mortar bombsuntil they lose their voice, their families, and their limbs. Yes, hell certainly does existright now, at this moment, as I pen this poem. And all we’re doingto extinguish this hellfireis sighing, shrugging, liking, and sharing. Tell me: what exactly does that makeus? Are we any better than the gatekeepers of hell? .Kamand Kojouri
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May we always be burdened with thinking of the suffering of others, for that is what it means to be human.Kamand Kojouri
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Close your eyes. Meditate on your love. This is God.Kamand Kojouri
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Life is energy and, as such, it belongs to all, reaches all, and blesses all.Donna Goddard
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This is an ode to life. The anthem of the world. For as there are billionsof different stars thatmake up the skyso, too, are there billions of different humans thatmake up the Earth.Some shine brighter but all are made ofthe same cosmic dust. O the joy of beingin life with all these people! I speak of differencesbecause they are there. Like the different organsthat make up our bodies. Earth, itself, is one large body. Listen to how it howlswhen one human isin misery. When one kills another, the Earth feels the pang in itschest. When one orgasms, the Earth craves a cigarette. Look carefully, these animals are beauty spots that make the Earth’s face lovelier and more loveable. These oceans are the Earth’s limpid eyes. These trees, its hair. This is an ode to life. The anthem of the world. I will no longer speak of differences, for the similaritiesare larger. Look even closer. There may bedistances between our limbs butthere are no spaces betweenour hearts. We long to be one. We long to be in nature andto run wild with its wildlife. Let us celebrate life and living, for it is sacrilegious to be ungrateful. Let us play and be playful, for it is sacrilegiousto be serious. Let us celebrate imperfectionsand make existenceproud of us, for tomorrow isdeath, and this is an ode to life. The anthem of the world.Kamand Kojouri
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If we all realized that we have limited time on Earth then we would not spend our time hating each other.Avijeet Das
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Love isn’t blind. Maybe we are all born blind and love finally gives us sight.Kamand Kojouri
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Love is our most basic human value and also our highest potential.Kamand Kojouri
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If you can love one person, you can love everyone.Kamand Kojouri
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Let my silence grow with noise as pregnant mothers grow with life. Let my silence permeate these walls as sunlight permeates a home. Let the silence rise from unwatered graves and craters left by bombs. Let the silence rise from empty bellies and surge from broken hearts. The silence of the hidden and forgotten. The silence of the abused and tortured. The silence of the persecuted and imprisoned. The silence of the hanged and massacred. Loud as all the sounds can be, let my silence be loud so the hungry may eat my words and the poor may wear my words. Loud as all the sounds can be, let my silence be loud so I may resurrect the dead and give voice to the oppressed. My silence speaks.Kamand Kojouri
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Do not be overcome by hate. But conquer hate with love.Lailah Gifty Akita
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Because you have been blessed with the gift of life, it is your duty to help others. We are all responsible for one another.Kamand Kojouri
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And then one day you realise that if you want to be rich, you'd have to give away almost everything you own.Kamand Kojouri
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Each of us is like all of us and like no one else.Kamand Kojouri
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We are all lost, so lost, vulnerable and insecure. We are separated from love at birth, we are separated from God, from each other. All we want, all we yearn for is to connect.Kamand Kojouri
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We are one human family.Lailah Gifty Akita
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Love without conditions, restrictions, or the expectation of being loved in return.Kamand Kojouri
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Imagine a world full of love.Lailah Gifty Akita