I’ve been struggling to find peace and optimism in the midst of all this turmoil and despair. What have we become as a species? Two days ago, the world watched as the US launched 2 men into space, reminding us of our human potential. Yet, just one week ago today, we all witnessed the senseless killing of GEORGE FLOYD. So... how far have we really come? I never imagined this is where we would be in the year 2020. Now, more than ever, we need to seek compassion over intolerance, wisdom over ignorance and virtue over iniquity. “Never, never be afraid to do what’s right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society’s punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.” - Martin Luther King Jr. #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter #Solidarity #IAmAMan #istillhaveadream #endracism 𝐒𝐈𝐗 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐍𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘳. 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨’𝘴 𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 1. Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people. It is active nonviolent resistance to evil. 2. Nonviolence seeks to win friendship and understanding. The end result of nonviolence is redemption and reconciliation. 3. Nonviolence seeks to defeat injustice, not people. Nonviolence recognizes that evildoers are also victims. 4. Nonviolence holds that suffering can educate and transform. Nonviolence willingly accepts the consequences to its acts. 5. Nonviolence chooses love instead of hate. Nonviolence resists violence to the spirit as well as the body. Nonviolence love is active, not passive. Nonviolence love does not sink to the level of the hater. Love restores community and resists injustice. Nonviolence recognizes the fact that all life is interrelated. 6. Nonviolence believes that the universe is on the side of justice. The nonviolent resister has deep faith that justice will eventually win. https://www.instagram.com/p/CA53WNBnXdv/?igshid=28mzj5gohav1
