“Ce qu’on apprend au millieu des fléaux. C’est qu’il y a chez l’homme plus de choses à admirer qu’a mépriser” - Albert Camus
Translation: “what we learn in the midst of plagues is that there are more things to admire in men than there are to despise”
In light of the dark events that occurred last night in Paris, this quote rings so true to me. A while ago, I tried to write a piece that began with “Peace has left the world” because I really believe this. Sad, but true. The world is so broken now and the healing required to get us all back to some form of sanity lies on a long and difficult road. However, what truly truly uplifted my heart was the outflow of compassion from different corners of the globe towards those affected by these heinous crimes. Our world is filled with humans capable of almost insurmountable evil but it is also filled with humans capable of love, light and joy. It is the latter that I choose to focus on because these are the humans that can birth prayers for the injured. And speak huge amounts of undying love and support to those who have been broken down by these events.
At the same time, I want to recognise every other part of the world being assaulted by acts of hate. You are not forgotten. I am praying, Lord. We are all praying..
That Peace would one day find this world worthy to grace with its presence again
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