Here's some flowers for peace. One is a White Trillium, the official flower of Ontario, Canada, my birthplace. The second is the somewhat redundantly named Purple Violet, the official flower of New Brunswick, Canada, where my current home is.
justDIY said:
hrmm, doesnt look like I can embed flash objects in posts
anyway, linky!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDrjVICnzw4
I'm not sure what you're insinuating here, that there's something dopey about the flowers-for-peace idea? I'm guessing that's your point, and I get it, but don't you think it's too bad that we've been so conditioned to think war is the norm that we're so cynical about the prospect of a peaceful utopia?
I'd wager the idea of sharing flowers for peace comes across as kind of fruity to most of the forum members here, but sometimes it takes an acute change of direction (such as doing something outside your normal comfort zone, like sharing flowers) to come up with the best solution to a problem.
I'm not a coward. I'm not afraid to die for the things I believe in, but given the option I'd really rather not. I'm kinda addicted to this whole staying alive racket.
I don't want to be duped into believing the only way to get what I want or need is to constantly be involved in mortal conflict. That doesn't seem smart to me, and it doesn't seem brave at all. It seems to me that it'd take a lot more bravery to explore new, peaceful solutions to the world's problems as oppose to the proverbial mindlessness of trying to beat back whatever's coming at you with a stick.