I watched a film last night titled The U.S. vs. John Lennon which profiled Lennon's role as a peace activist. It also highlighted his relationship with Yoko Ono and I have to say my feelings about her changed by the time the film ended. Not only was the love between them touching, but she handled herself with such grace in situations that could have brought out the worst in so many people. Although this was a film about Lennon, Yoko's role as a catalyst for John and her own importance as an ambassador of peace were made crystal clear.
This morning as I think back to the sixties and seventies, the tumultuous time in the United States and the power of ordinary citizens to bring an end to a war, I am touched by the contributions to peace that come in so many and often quiet forms.
Gandhi said: We must be the change we wish to see in the world. So many of us want peace, yet in our day-to-day lives we may not act in a peaceful manner.
In my book Lucky Stars I call the sign Libra The Peacemaker. Both Lennon and Gandhi are Libras. Today I am going to be inspired by these two great people and Yoko as well and choose peace as my mantra for the day. I will be peaceful inside my thoughts, allow that peace to reflect in my speech and look for ways to make a concrete contribution to world peace.
