11 Last Wishes - 3rd edition

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My 1 st <strong>Last</strong> Wish ... Replace hatred with acts of Kindness. Initially, it is VERY important to realize that I am not only talking about war and racism here (though I do indeed wish that nations would put down their weapons, and I do indeed wish that bigots would put down their viciousness). No, this wish goes far deeper than those more obvious hatreds. I am talking about a deeper “hatred” that affects all of us ... I am talking about the innate and insipid fear that, unbeknownst to most of us, has seeped deep into our Souls. *I am talking about our hatred of the homeless as we look away when we pass them on the streets ... *I am talking about our hatred of strangers when we refuse to share with them a warm smile or a heartfelt Hello ... *I am talking about our hatred for those who have wronged us when we refuse to forgive them their trespasses ... *I am talking about our hatred for animals when we choose to treat them as mere feelingless commodities ... *I am talking about our hatred for the Earth when we engage in activities & practices that pollute her waters, poison her air and destroy her natural treasures ... These are the hatreds that – unless rectified – will be our ultimate downfall. These are the hatreds that – unless halted – will be the bane of all humankind. And yet to heal these wounds, subtle yet oh-so-deep, we must do more than merely “think good thoughts” or “have warm feelings” … No, my Friends, to soothe the entrenched dis-ease that keeps us hateful, we must act in ways that show a Courage fresh & new. To remove the deepest hatreds that come from our most insidious fears, we must show a Love that stems from our deepest Self ... We must reach out to strangers and our enemies and the downtrodden with acts of radical gentleness, and we must champion a Justice pure & true for the Earth and ALL her inhabitants. We must do so or perish ... and it is my first “last wish” that we finally do so, and that we finally do so today. “Try to understand one another. As you sincerely begin to stand in each other's shoes you will automatically begin to be kinder to each other. Knowing another's Truth always leads to Love.” ~ inspired by John Steinbeck 4
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Page 1 and 2: Eleven Last Wishes A few final requ
Page 3: An Introduction All things consider
Page 7 and 8: My 3 rd Last Wish ... Please stop s
Page 9 and 10: My 4 th Last Wish ... Replace “ta
Page 11 and 12: *Bike to work; bike to shop; bike a
Page 13 and 14: *Save our world! Limit the amount o
Page 15 and 16: The second form of true Forgiveness
Page 17 and 18: *That it is those in our lives seen
Page 19 and 20: My 6 th Last Wish ... Replace prote
Page 21 and 22: *I mean tearing down fences between
Page 23 and 24: *I mean openly offering your talent
Page 25 and 26: My 7 th Last Wish ... Replace relig
Page 27 and 28: This is the way to real & lasting P
Page 29 and 30: The time has come to put an end to
Page 31 and 32: I have personally lived almost comp
Page 33 and 34: *In November of 2012, Forbes report
Page 35 and 36: *Not surprisingly - though quite ir
Page 37 and 38: My 10 th Last Wish ... Trounce your
Page 39 and 40: *And finally, it has also been clea
Page 41 and 42: My 11 th (& final) Last Wish ... Tr
Page 43 and 44: And finally, going vegan actually f
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