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Dr. Seuss? You are asking, "What does Dr. Seuss have to do with peace?" I'm glad you asked! Most of us know Dr. Seuss's children's books, he's been a family favorite for years. But do you remember the story of "Horton Hears A Who?" I'll give you a short version of it in case you've forgotten the story. Horton is an elephant living in the jungle. One day he hears a faint cry of help, and finds it is from a speck of dust. Even though Horton can't see anything smaller, he chooses to help if he can, because, "A person's a person, no matter how small!" The other animals thought Horton had gone slightly crazy, and want to be rid of the silly dust speck Horton has been protecting - by stewing it. So the little Whos on the speck are trying to make enough noise to be heard.... Horton calls again, "...And you very small persons will not have to die, if you make yourselves heard! So come on, now, and TRY!" (About here in the story, I'm feeling Who fear. :) ) Then... one very small Who, a small Who named Jo-jo - he's not yelling, he's bouncing a yo-yo. When the Whos get this last little voice... Yes! They are heard! And saved. The End. :) What's the amazing part of this story? Aside from the fact it almost brings me to tears, I mean. It connects the largest animal - elephant - with a too-small-to-see, tiny life. "A person's a person...." And who saves the day? The smallest of Whos when their voices are united. Here's the great lesson... If enough voices unite, no matter how small, they can create great changes. I ask you, even for peace? Then I ask, is there any other way? In Dr. Seuss's story, they didn't give up. I know it is a story. But can't you hear the message loud and clear? "A person's a person...." We are all represented in the story - Horton, the protector, despite the problems he has; the disbelief and ignorance of the animals set to destroy 'Whoville'; the Whos, all trying to be heard, unless... one is standing around, doing nothing, because "I am too small to matter." I'm curious as to what your role is. So I've been raised on Dr. Seuss.... explains a lot, doesn't it? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Do you know the theory of The Hundredth Monkey? In a nutshell, a few monkeys learn to wash the sand off their food on an island. More and more begin to copy this behavior. When the hundredth monkey does, suddenly monkeys elsewhere in the world also begin to wash their food. Aren't monkeys considered the animal closest to humans in structure and behavior? Hmmm.... Trick question, do you think if enough people speak at one time, changes can occur? For those of you with strong religious faiths, I'll rephrase this - Do you think if enough prayers are said at one time, that changes can occur? At the very least, it won't cause harm to try, will it?. Visit the site below if you think the world is in good shape. And keep in mind - I share it to inform, not to upset. My brother asked me to pray for these people, especially the children. Neither of us care who's children they are, what their faith is, what color is their skin or hair - we care about the people. This site is also under the 'Other Links' button on the Home Page. |