DISTURBING THE PEACE!
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Disturbing The Peace!
Peace! The state prevailing during the absence of war.
Harmonious relations and freedom from disputes.
The absence of mental
stress and anxiety! The general security of public spaces. A treaty to cease
hostilities.
All of the above are basic definitions for Peace. There
are 32 active wars in 32 countries around the world in 2023! So much for
harmony and freedom!
Reasons for war always vary
and change colours since the goalposts get shifted more often than not.
I put it to you that since the fall of Adam in the
Garden of Eden, this world has never ever tasted the absence of war everywhere
and at the same time.
So far, we’re talking
about territorial wars which affect the country or certain districts within the
borders and become no-go-areas.
Disturbing the peace according to the book of the rich
and wealthy individuals, happens when the poor of the poorest knock on their
golden doors.
I don’t have time to
remind you historically, just how much this simple act of knocking turn the
eyes of the rich red with fury and vitriol of hatred!
Equity and Justice are the most important elements for
establishing a long and lasting peace between the haves and the have-nots!
Rich people hate and
despise both Pinnacles of Peace.. Equity and Justice.
Greedy folks fear they stand to lose much more than
the poor and thus criticize and demean every concerted effort as unjustifiable
handouts!
Land demarcation and exclusive
rezoning become the only solution for the rich to deflect against the poor from
behind their expensive high walls.
Disturbing the Peace! Stock markets and high property
values are more important for these greedy folks than the prevailing need to
feed the hungry.
We don’t want them dirty
poor folks to disturb our peace. Stand back and get out of here!
Disturbing the Peace! There’s no generally accepted
definition for Truth in the lexicon of the rich.
The Poor are always
looking up towards the rich hoping to scrape for crumbs falling off from their
silver tables.
The rich are always sneering down upon Poor Folks in
their legendary stares and always ready to kick them Poor folks in the mouth.
Disturbing the Peace! The
rich and the wealthy would rather leave millions of dollars inheritance to feed
their dogs than to share their food with the Poor.
I don’t know just how many times I read in the news
over the years, how some rich folks left their wealth to their animals.
Shocking but real!
Over the decades many
conscientious leaders became the voice for the Poor and challenged all the
injustices poor folks are subjected to.
Martin Luther King Junior, Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson
Mandela, Steven Bantu Biko, Che Guevara, Bob Marley and many freedom fighters
in the world.
These leaders always
reminded the Poor that Freedom has never been free.
This world is drenched with the Blood of Poor people that
dared to challenge the status-quo!
I cannot begin to tell you
about the Bible’s uncompromising stand against the Afflictions of the Poor.
The Poor are mentioned no less than 33 times in the
New Testament and more than 150 in the Old Testament.
Then Jesus beholding him
loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell
whatsoever thou hast, and give to the Poor.
And thou shalt have treasure in Heaven: and come take
up the cross and follow me.
The rich young man left in
a feat of rage after hearing these immortal words from the lips of Christ.
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a
needle than for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God!
Disturbing the Peace! The
only excuse and hideaway of the rich when confronted with the reality on the
ground.
Hey, we have enough of our own problems, stop
bothering us about them Poor Folks!
For it hath pleased them
of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the Poor Saints
which are at Jerusalem.
The Poor tried to vote hoping for sweeping changes but
soon discovered the rich use their demagogue politicians to lobby for laws
protecting their assets!
Overcoming Poverty is not
a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental
human right, the right to dignity and a decent life – Nelson Mandela.
Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But Poverty Wars are fought to map change – Muhammad Ali
Blessed are the Poor in
spirit: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven – Jesus Christ the Son of God.
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