Differences of opinion....

There have always been, and always will be, actions which appear to some as good
, while the same actions appear to others as evil.

That is the nature of humanity. We must accept that simple fact or be forever co
ndemned to battle.
"everything that you do is evil for somebody".

In every country, in every religion, we find those who view an action as evil, w
hile others find that same action to be good.

Within every country and within every religion there is great diversity of opini
on. We all have different viewpoints.
Throughout history we have had war, conflict and violence in the name of religio
n and in the name of nationalism, each side ready to fight to the death for thei
r viewpoint.

Such is the nature of mankind.

We are all different. It is that simple...each and every one of us is different.
We have always been different, we will always be different.

We must learn to accept our differences with patience, tolerance, understanding

and love or else we will be in strife forever.
The first step in finding any peace, on either an individual or social basis, is
the loving acceptance of "what is". Our diversity must be accepted, not denied
or attacked.

There can never be peace without acceptance of "what is".

All war, all battle, all human conflict is our resistance to the way things actu
ally are. We continually fight against "what is", and the battle continually fai
ls.

"Raise us above the distinctions and differences which divide men..."

This does not suggest that there will be a world without divisions and differen
ces, but rather that we must each learn to rise above such divisions and distinc
tions... that is, to see beyond our diversity, to see the Divine light in every
being, in every situation.
The diversity of mankind will never be conquered by national governments or by r
eligious leaders.

Our diversity is the very reason that we exist. We exist to be individuals, we e

xist to be different.

We must accept this simple fact if we want to find the heart of peace. We must s
imply accept "what is".
Yet within the mosaic all of this diversity, with all of our individual opinions
, and with all of our individual needs, there is a common center that we all sha
re, regardless of nationality, or race or religion... and that is the center of
love.
For those who see with the eyes of love, there is only the loving, nothing else
really matters. Let us rise above all differences and distinctions on the wings
of tolerance, understanding, patience and love. Nothing else will ever bring pea
ce.
Mankind has tried to conquer our diversity with war, violence, hatred and persec
ution for thousands of years and yet we never seem to learn the lesson... all of
that war, violence, hatred and persecution has been a complete failure.

In fact, there is no amount of war, violence, hatred and persecution that will e
ver end our diversity.

Diversity is only conquered with tolerance, understanding, patience and love

When people don't like someone else's behavior, the general reaction is to try t
o get the other person to change. But that is not the challenge which Life holds
for us.

The challenge is not about changing the world outside of us, the challenge is ab
out changing the world within us. To see a new world, we must see with new eyes.

Instead of fighting our diversity, we must accept our differences and deal with
one another in tolerance, understanding, patience and love.

We must see with new eyes. Nothing else will ever succeed.
with love
Aminah