The Life & Times of Virgin Mary

What do we really know about Mary, the Sacred Mother of Jesus?

Mary, the mother of Jesus, is depicted in the gospels as someone of serious spiritual intuition. She’s also described by God as “highly favored.” But the woman who conceived the Savior was of humble origins, a person of limited education who followed a simple lifestyle. Often promoted as a model of chastity and obedience as well as a figure of authority & respect, Mary’s life is documented up to a point in Scripture, but her later years are shrouded in mystery.

Mary was born c. 18 BCE, most likely in Nazareth, Galilee. When Mary was 3 years old, she was given to service as a consecrated virgin in the Temple in Jerusalem. She remained ensconced in the temple until she was 12.

Mary was actually known as Miriam, after the older sister of Moses. Her name in Arabic was Maryam.

Who were Mary’s parents?

There are only 150 manuscripts that refer to the parents of Mary, one of which is the Gospel of James. These surviving documents tell us that her father was Saint Joachim and her mother was Saint Anne.

Mary is believed to be a direct descendant of Abraham, a figure revered by the three great monotheistic religions—Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

According to the book of Luke, Mary was visited by the angel Gabriel while she was engaged to be married to Joseph, a carpenter. The angel told the young woman that she had found favor with God and would give birth to His son. This is known as the Annunciation.

A birth was foretold. Puzzled, Mary asked how this was possible, as she was still a virgin. The angel replied that the Holy Spirit would impregnate her and that she would conceive a son called Jesus.

Soon afterwards, Mary discovered that she was pregnant. In Christianity, Mary is commonly referred to as the Virgin Mary, in accordance with the belief that she was indeed impregnated by the Holy Spirit.

Mary & Joseph, who was also obedient to God and dissuaded from leaving her after he learned of the pregnancy, married each other in Bethlehem. It was also in Bethlehem that Jesus Christ was born.

The birth of Jesus

The birth of Jesus is only depicted in two of the gospels, Matthew & Luke. In Galatians 4 of the New Testament, reference is made to Jesus “born of a woman,” therefore confirming Jesus as both human & divine & Mary as the mother.

Mary & Joseph eventually returned home to Nazareth, where they lived quietly and for the most part, anonymously.

The Holy Family, the Child Jesus, the Virgin Mary & Saint Joseph, probably lived in an extended family unit. The couple had four more sons: Joseph, James, Jude & Simon. The last three mentioned are not to be confused with those who were apostles of Jesus by the same name. The Bible also tells us that Jesus had sisters, but none are named.

Mary’s day life as the mother of Jesus would have been largely spent undertaking domestic chores, things like collecting and carrying water from a nearby well or stream and gathering wood for the fire.

Her household duties no doubt extended to cooking meals and washing utensils and clothes, as well as keeping the home clean and tidy.

Mary was probably illiterate sometimes depicted in a literary setting, a hand on an open book or prayer sheet. However, it’s doubtful that she knew how to read or write, since literacy was extremely rare among women of the time.

Mariology was the theological study of Mary. Mariologists pore over the life of the mother of Jesus in Scripture and the development of doctrine pertaining to her life and mission.

Mary is believed by Catholics to have been born without original sin. In fact, Mariology considers a view of Christ and his role incomplete without reckoning with the part Mary had to play. How is this so?

According to Roman Catholic Church dogma, Mary was the Immaculate Conception, in other words, she was the only person ever born without original sin. The Church argues that not once did Mary contract the guilt of Adam’s original sin, his eating of forbidden fruit that brought despair and death into the world.

But that all depends on how we read the Bible and how Scripture is interpreted. In Luke 1:47, Mary says, “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.” Did Mary need saving?

The argument goes that if Mary needed a savior, she must have been a sinner and therefore couldn’t have been immaculately conceived.

Is Mary the mother of Jesus or the mother of God? The Eastern and Oriental Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican and Lutheran Churches believe that Mary, as mother of Jesus, is also the Mother of God. But why?

When Mary is described as the mother of God, it’s a reminder of the role she played in the salvation of the human race. The description can also be interpreted as meaning that Mary conceived a person within her womb and that person was the second divine person of the Trinity, after the Father and the Holy Spirit.

Joseph died before Jesus’ public ministry began. Mary, however, lived through the time of that ministry. We know this through Mark 3:31 and John 2:1-12.

John 19:25-27 tells us that Mary, her sister Mary, the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene were all present at Jesus’ crucifixion.

What happened to Mary after Jesus’ death? At that time of the crucifixion, Mary was probably close to 50 years old. That’s well beyond the age most women in that epoch lived.

In Acts 1:12–26, rare appearance of Mary is the only one referenced other than the 11 apostles to be mentioned by name who lived in the upper room when they returned from the Mount of Olives. The upper room, or cenacle, in Jerusalem is traditionally held to be the site of the Last Supper.

There is no reference in Scripture to tell us that Mary witnessed the Resurrection. The first woman to meet Jesus after the Resurrection was another Mary, Mary Magdalene.

At a general audience on May 21, 1997, Pope John Paul II offers an explanation declaring, “The gospels mention various appearances of the risen Christ, but not a meeting between Jesus and his Mother. This silence must not lead to the conclusion that after the Resurrection Christ did not appear to Mary; rather it invites us to seek the reasons.”

The account of Mary’s presence with the apostles during the Pentecost –the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles of Jesus while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks –is vague. And after the Pentecost, Mary’s life effectively disappears from history.

The belief of most biblical scholars is that Mary lived out her life in the company of the disciples. The truth is the rest of her life, disappearing from history, is shrouded in legend.

Her death remains a mystery. It isn’t known when Mary died and her passing is not recorded in the Scriptures. One tradition says she died in 43 CE, another in 48 CE.

However, Orthodox tradition, tolerated also by Catholics, has her first dying a natural death, known as the dormition of Mary and then, soon after, the assumption of the virgin Mary’s body itself also being taken into heaven.

Mary’s unwavering obedience to God as well as the virgin birth led to her being revered in Christianity across the world. As the Sanctified Mother, she remains in the official teachings of the Catholic Church as “the first dwelling place of God in the salvation history.”

Fact or Fiction, Do You Believe In Bible?

 The Bible remains the most ambiguous to this day scholars and theologists to debate on a number of discrepancies. Actually, all its entirety of the Bible, like other religious writings, is not scientifically confirmed, can be open to clarification. As for others, well, not quite. In fact, some parts of the Bible remain a complete mystery.

Are you curious to learn what the biggest unanswered questions in the Bible are?

Where’s the location of the Garden of Eden?

The original home of Adam & Eve, from where they were booted out by God, remains one of the mysterious locations in the Bible. It is true that the whole story can be interpreted as a metaphor, but what if one interprets it literally? Where would the Garden of Eden be located, after all? We can find mythicized some hints in Genesis 2. Genesis 2:10 says that, “A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden and there it divided and became four rivers” (the specific fairy-tale wording depends on the Bible translation). And then it mentions their names: Pishon, Gihon, Hiddekel (the Tigris) and Phi rat (the Euphrates). This hint has led to speculations that the Garden of Eden was located either in Mesopotamia (present day Iraq and Kuwait) or modern day Turkey or Armenia. Nevertheless, the specific location has, yet, not been traced.

Metaphorical interpretation aside, there are indeed two different versions of the creation story. Sure, these may have been an editorial mistake when putting the Bible together, but still, which story should we trust and why?

In Genesis 1, God creates male and female at the same time. But then, in the very next chapter, Genesis 2, God created a woman from a man’s rib, really? Not only that, but even God himself is described as having two different names as Elohim (one of the Hebrew words for God) in the first account and YHWH (“He Brings into Existence Whatever Exists” (Yahweh-Asher-Yahweh) in the second.

Who were the “Sons of God?” The Bible, however, doesn’t really tell us who they were for sure. Genesis 6:2 says that, “The sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful and they married any of them they chose.” So who were these “Sons of God,” after all? There are various interpretations of who the “Sons of God” were. Some theories point to fallen angels, while others say they might be the descendants of Seth (one of Adam and Eve’s children).

What really happened to the Ark of the Covenant? The Ark of the Covenant, which is mentioned in both the Old and New Testaments, contains the Ten Commandments tablets. But, whatever happened to such an important piece of Biblical history? There is a theory that the Ark ended up in Ethiopia and it’s in Aksum today, where it’s guarded by a monk. Another theory of an old manuscript called GG 00039, held at the Gunda Gunde Monastery in Ethiopia, contains the first part of Matthew’s Gospel.  Other theories point to the Ark being hidden somewhere beneath Jerusalem. To this day, no one has found it.

Who is Lucifer? He’s Satan, right? Well, there’s more to it, actually. Isaiah 14:12-17 mentions the story of Lucifer; however, you won’t find any connection to Satan or the Devil. Just that he’s a fallen angel who was cast down to earth by God for wanting to be above him. But then Luke 10:18-20 mentions Satan falling “like lightning from heaven.” So, yes, it seems like Lucifer and Satan fell down from heaven, but are they the same? It is possible that the connection between the two was made after the Bible was written. So, who is Lucifer, after all? Some theories point to the hypothesis that Lucifer was a reference to a Babylonian ruler. Another theory says that Lucifer was simply the Latin word for “morning star,” but the truth is that no one knows for sure.

What has happened during the “Lost years” of Jesus?

Jesus of Nazareth?

Jesus is central to Christianity, the largest religion in the world. As a look at key historical facts and pivotal archaeological finds that relate to his life, most scholars agree that Jesus of Nazareth was a real historical figure who lived in the 1st century CE. That said, there is “no definitive physical or archaeological evidence” of his existence. Scholars rely instead on detailed records of his life found in the four Gospels and New Testament writings, corroborated by other sources.

However, Jewish & Roman historians alike agree on the existence of Jesus, who was born and lived as a Jew in the region of Judea and Galilee, which were part of the Roman Empire. They also agree that his teachings were deeply rooted in Jewish tradition. It is only in later history that Jesus has been viewed as not a Jew.

Jesus is believed to have been born in Bethlehem, although some accounts suggest Nazareth as his hometown. Some archaeologists, however, believe there is “strong evidence that Christ was born in a different Bethlehem, a small village in the Galilee.”

According to three of the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke), Jesus was baptized in the River Jordan, though there is no hard archaeological proof. There is also some debate about where, exactly, along the river Jesus was baptized, with millions in tourist dollars at stake.

According to the New Testament, Jesus was an itinerant preacher who travelled around teaching and preaching about the Kingdom of God, repentance, and ethical living. Scholarly works, such as The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant by New Testament scholar John Dominic Crossan, attests to this aspect of Jesus’s life.

According to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, Jesus performed miracles, such as healing the sick and raising the dead. There is no hard evidence of these miracles; however, there is speculation that people’s beliefs at the time may have contributed to this interpretation of Jesus’s acts.

As described in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, Jesus and his disciples shared a final meal to celebrate Passover. While there is no compelling evidence of this particular meal outside Biblical texts, two Italian archaeologists argue that the meal would likely have looked a bit different than the one depicted in Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting, with attendees sitting on floor cushions, enjoying a feast of “bean stew, lamb, olives, bitter herbs, a fish sauce, unleavened bread, dates and aromatized wine.”

 THE LAST SUPER

According to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, Jesus was sentenced to death by Jewish high priests and elders, and ordered to be crucified at Golgotha by Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor at the time. Archaeologists have since found physical evidence of Roman crucifixions similar to that of Jesus, lending credibility to the New Testament texts.

According to the Gospels of Matthew, Luke and John, Jesus was brought back to life by God three days after his death, and Mary Magdalene and his disciples witnessed his miraculous resurrection. While there is no hard non-Biblical evidence of this event, some scholars speculate that, as with Jesus’s miracles, belief in his resurrection may have taken root among people at the time due to their willingness to believe.

Not much is documented in the Bible about Jesus’ so called “Lost years.” So what was Jesus up to between the ages of 12 and 30, after all? Some theories say Jesus of Nazareth stayed in Nazareth, while others say he went to study elsewhere. Many archeological finds point to the possibility that Jesus existed. This includes houses from his period found in Nazareth and proof that Roman crucifixion practices matched the ones described in the Bible. Locations range from Alexandria in Egypt to India. It is possible that Jesus studied with the Jewish mystic group the Essenes or that he traveled as far as Britain with his uncle Joseph of Arimathea, who was a tin trader. The truth is that there is no solid evidence of any of these hypotheses. In 62 CE, Jewish historian Josephus made a reference to “James, the brother of Jesus who is called Christ,” who was executed.

Okay, how did humanity multiply? So Adam & Eve were cast out of the Garden of Eden and went on to have babies. But then for humans to multiply they had to intermarry, right? After all, there were no other humans around. Not only does it sound wrong, but scientifically speaking this wouldn’t have worked out. We need genetic diversity to thrive as healthy humans. So what gives? Well, one theory says that God either prevented genetic disorders that would likely happen from incestuous relationships or that, indeed, he created more than two humans.

What happened to the lost tribes of Israel? Both the Kingdom of Israel and the Kingdom of Judah were formed by 12 tribes of Hebrew people. While there is historical evidence of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin (which formed the Kingdom of Judah and are considered the ancestors of modern Jews), the remaining 10 tribes are not well documented. The tribes were reportedly overtaken by Assyria and exiled from the Kingdom of Israel. But where did they go? Some theories say they traveled to Persia, the Arabian Peninsula, Ethiopia and even as far as Asia and North America. It is also possible that they merged with other non-Hebraic cultures and their traditions faded away over the years. Despite all the theories, no one knows for sure what happened to the lost tribes of Israel.

Where is Noah’s Ark? It is true that the Great Flood might have happened (though not on a global scale as the Bible mentions). But if Noah’s Ark did, too, what happened to it? Over the years, numerous theories have emerged and evidence has been found, though none was robust enough or indeed conclusive. One example includes wooden fragments discovered on Turkey’s Mount Ararat. Being made of wood, it’s very possible that if the Ark ever existed, it rotted and disappeared over the years.

What happened to Enoch & Elijah? The Bible says that Enoch, the father of the 969 year old Methuselah, one of the two witnesses, “walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.” But what does that mean? Did he die? Did he join God in heaven? According to Kings 2 2:1, Elijah, the other witness, who was a prophet, “Went up by a whirlwind into heaven” in a chariot of fire. If indeed this was a description of his death, why did he arise to heaven? He was a man, after all.

THE REAL REAWAKENING ROYAL STORY

FEW OF THE OLD & NEW WORLD MONARCHS

First and foremost, we wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land on which we live & pay our respect to their elders of the past & present, from all nations who gave their lives for all their enduring praiseworthy causes.

Our story is not about blaming or condescending the successive families who are in the Royal system of pedigree that has been around for ‘millions of years’ around the world, but Revealing Real Royal Reformations of Amenities & Duties.

Inviting the Prince William & Princess Kate to visit Australia and the attention of the Australian people and government is becoming unstoppable like the rest of the Royals, again and again. How on earth these ancient novelties of Royal Receptions continue to occur expenses paid for, while the natives endure and live under extremely challenging mental and physical living conditions are so overwhelming with so little help from the Royal sympathizer, Australian government, who continues to bring the Royal families, honoring the commands of the bygone era pledges, buy AUKUS submarines...

Like the rest of Royals, Prince William’s brother, Harry has also been here before, costing the people, for the purpose of training with the Australian army no apparent significance except for routine Royal duties that attracted Media doing Hongi.

Honestly, the expenses paid were taken from so many who have lived in Struggle Street giving up their land and assets to receive bare or no essential benefits.

For those who complain trying to bury the truth must know that “if you shut up & try to bury the truth, it will but grow even bigger.” “No one is more hated than who speaks the truth.” –Plato

It’s time Australia should recognize all its past mistakes earnestly, not only in words and on paper, and respect the Indigenous people and all other black people that live here like all other immigrants who called Australia Home.

Brits also must accept changes; one thing we all should try to instigate in our lives is accepting and making changes if we have to see a better outcome. We can’t continue doing the same thing for generations and expect a miracle. One thing is for sure, all the Royals around the world have lived a lavish lifestyle without a real day jobs except timeless visits. It’s time for the new breeds to find a way to be independent without being restrained or live in iron curtailed structures for life.

Honestly, it is a mentality that is willing and able to reflect on past experiences, past actions and their outcomes. It is only through such reflections that one learns one’s strengths, weaknesses and the environment and conditions in which actions were undertaken and what could have been done differently that could have resulted in a positive outcome. It is not enough to admit collective failure. One needs to evaluate one’s role in the failure. Especially, so much fighting is happening around the world we live in.

No one can justify how the visits of Prince Williams and family will bring the changes required in Australia. Prime Minister Albanese was just softening his voice to be a loyal Royalist than being the true blue Aussie.

There are lots of our modern day messiahs. The trouble is they get killed as soon as people notice their passion and compassion restricting their individualism. And those saviors or advocates never demanded to be revered as they considered themselves as one of us. We must not forget civil rights advocates of our time like Martin Luther King, Jr. and all others as noble examples.

“How long? Not long, because no lie can live forever. How long? Not long, you shall reap what you sow… How long? Not long, because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” –Martin Luther King, Jr.

Can any government, being elected to the office, come up with new policies that are completely different from the incumbent in order to preserve its rule of law rather than continuously doing the same thing over and over, again and again?

Another exceptional news is Prince Harry & Meghan Markle, the Duchess, were forsaking their palace life to live a simple life like that of the Buddha’s, but promised to become part time Royals. It’s hard to understand why their decision is a complicated issue to no longer live on people’s payments and search for their own identity and independence before they leave this planet to RIP.

It’s good to experience the lives of laypeople with no strings attached. What about if the people decided to completely abandon the system of Kingdoms in general like some other countries around the world that have done so. How complicated would that be? What are the benefits of keeping a primeval novelty namesake?

The Sussex finally understood their responsibilities thanks to the social media influences to feed them with vital information and to fulfil their humanistic duties like everyone without depending on the imperial livelihood.

How long do we continue to worship this bygone era system of government with no relevance to today’s changing hands on job for the Royals rather than someone (PM) is doing the required duty and the sitting family enjoy visiting and socializing in the name of diplomatic friendship. Really? We can still continue to have Santa Claus to keep tradition running Christian old dazzling with no other significance.

History told us that in any royal aristocracy nobility and prominence have always been the honored code of ethics before people.

However, as time goes by, the archaic UK’s Royal protocol has eventually gave way to the new unceremonious way of dealing with the new rules of the new generations, thereby, allowing Meghan’s long estranged parents to join the new Royally customized wedding gala, to give their daughter away as a deserving parents, officially.

The travel around the Royal ruled countries was nothing but an outdated Royal P.R. stunt doing no welfares for the impoverished people gathering to have fun with unlike foreign arrivals. Besides the presence of Royalty activity and diplomatic ventures, nothing has been accomplished to abolish people’s long standing ongoing lifestyle difficulties miss managed by the power and status hungry hippos.

What a decorated and various medal display of lifestyle with insignificant hard works and combat activities when the real work is done by the elected parliamentarians. Hey, that was every boy & girls dream to grow up and become Prince and Princesses, right? Unfortunately, my dreams like some of you weren’t a suckccessful one.

Please, don’t judge our shared opinions. It worked and awakened so many unsuspecting megalomaniacs and we’re not cynical but hoping for optimistic anticipation for the long standing iron curtain, HRH Royal titles & etiquettes of the aristocracies around the world to change for the better.

As we’ve continuously informed the public, change will come to every country to listen and accept it or suffer the consequences, because whether they like it or not the new breeds of generations are going to do what’s right and supporting everyone nevertheless.

Any valued information we’ve posted on the internet was showing significant change and reverberated by individuals who have the power, status, familiarity and all other impressions. We must remember that if we can’t think greater than how we feel, we can never change.

Australia, the Republic issue will happen, eventually and it will not be as hard as 1999, YES. This is not going to be life time subservience. We can’t change the ignorance, domination, invasion, or whatever you want to call it, of the past, but we can change the dirt to shape our future only by forgiveness, empathy, compassion & Real Reconciliation.

The truth might hurt but must be told regardless. To stand for the truth, what is good and right is the hardest choice of all because they require moral clarity and courageous acts of conscience. One must have fundamental convictions and moral principles to speak the truth and to do good and the right thing and in so doing define the moment instead of being defined by the moment & very few lingering prejudices.

In the face of evil, the question in our morality is always a clear one. We can choose to be silent; we can choose to be defenders and accomplices of evil, we can choose to blindfold ourselves in the face of evil or get in the faces of evil doers or we have a choice to damn evil, condone it or openly accept it.

We all have our own unique cultural predispositions while growing up in different social and educational settings that may not gratify everyone.   

We all have stories to tell regardless of their values. Those of us who have a story, it can be extremely helpful if we speak up, we can contribute that awareness to other people, because once again, when somebody gives up hope and being judged, that is when the unhappy thoughts start and if we can restore hope to people, it doesn’t take much.

It’s maybe upsetting to some, but the truth must be told without incriminating people. To determine what exactly happened during those times, one must see a documentary:

For those who complain trying to bury the truth must know that “if you shut up & try to bury the truth, it will but grow even bigger.”

Fundamental changes are necessary to live together without dividing the people and the country. We must speak the truth, do the right thing and proclaim that the powerful and political groups do not possess even a basic understanding of the country and that they do not represent any country in their conduct or decisions making. Enough is enough, what’s happened in the past, locally or globally, can’t be retrieved, let’s forgive and move forward by building bridges, as communal entity, not restrictive boundaries.

The unity and connections we are going to create and the strong, transparent relationships and communication wherever we live with all people, groups and individuals are what we need to build a robust and more secure society. In true unity we can achieve all our hopes and dreams

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” –Martin Luther King Jr.

You know what, man created the system, laws, rules…man can change anything. Therefore, it’s time to change the guiding lights that was built long time ago only to serve its creators.

“No amount of regret can change the past, and no amount of worrying can change the future.”

Is that a Fair Dinkum assessment?

Let’s advance Australia Fair(ly)!

Let’s all not take sides or condone it, but stand up to the problem!

LET US ALL LIVE IN PEACE BEFORE WE RIP!

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THE MIDDLE WEST Vs THE MIDDLE EAST

The way things look and the manners of leaders the world have at the moment is very terrifying and the World War III can breakout anytime.

It’s very hard to imagine this war can be started by the country of the Christian religions, worshiping God & Jesus Christ and on the other, Muslim religions, worshiping Allah & prophet Muhammed as the stories of their sermons in the bible and Quran tell all.

Who is fighting who? Is this an old crusade of the human race struggles for supremacy, religion and control that never restored? This new age war, again, confirms that the bottling up of never-ending grievances will continue forever either way as skirmished or veiled injuries, again.

The fight as we know it is in the Middle East at the moment, as the map really shows, but it’s the war of Middle West with Middle East countries supported by the Western countries. The old classifications of the map’s location names also need to change as the designed fitting correctly shows.

Also, the old name of Middle East is not correct as the map shows; it’s aligned with the newly designed global locations accordingly. Enough for that, not to west time arguing about positions when the truth the matter is why are any fights allowed by any country or powerful countries to attack another, without strategic peace negotiations by the UN Security Council, just because some countries are building nuclear powers? Hello, what’s the call of AUKUS agreement, costing $4.7billion and part of that costing Australia $1.6 billion, may not even be delivered, preparing to construct nuclear submarines while its people have no housing and others who are getting help from NDIS is prohibited for insignificant reasons and trying to prevent war countries torturing humanity. Please, make sense, let’s all practice the old fighting preaches of “Make love not war”.

Violence and war will never end until we honestly listen to those who have suffered. It’s absolutely immoral to build arms of human destructions in the modern age when our world’s population is in need of food and other essentials to survive and thrive. Like all other countries, Australia is boasting to buy Japanese frigate for billions of dollars while its people, like all other countries, need housing and all the other human needs. Seriously, who are they going to fight, why are they harboring so much hostility, why can we help each other and live peacefully until our unavoidable fate haunts us. We need to change our bygone era mindset. It certainly is not possible to feel true happiness when all wars cause all of us to suffer.

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” –Martin Luther King Jr.

You know what; humans created the system, laws, rules…humans can change anything. Therefore, it’s time to change the notions, wars and the guiding lights that was built long time ago only to serve its creators & the powerful.

The problem of building up arms and nuclear powers, which few countries are strutting to do just that in the new era, disappointingly, irrespective of their impoverished people striving to put meals on the table for their families.

Nonetheless, no powerful country should get air bases, military operation centers, ship docking ports in any country around the world, involve in encouraging and facilitating others to destroy the livelihood of other countries nor they take part to destroy the less fortunate and powerless countries violently unprovoked just because…, without notifying the UN Security Council for strategic peace negotiations and permissions to disarm if and only if the nuclear power building countries are failing to negotiate.

How long do the peace organizations have to wait and see the unacceptable genocide by starvations and destructions of the livelihoods of the innocent people for the small killings that were done to Israel by perpetrators that obviously happen everywhere? That surely can’t be an excuse to start war in the whole Middle East countries. Not taking sides, but disappointed to see the peace solution hasn’t taken place for so long.

It’s an unfortunate dilemma that the less fortunate or powerful countries have to follow the rules and commands of the powerful nations otherwise they will not be assisted in anything if they don’t. All the less powerful and underdeveloped countries have to abide by the rules of the powerful in a diplomatic stance whether they like it or not and because all the other distressed are following the same old scenario too.

With the help of western powerful countries, Israel will continue to destroy and invade Gaza and close by other Arab countries in order to live in peace. At least that’s what Israel thinks. With this sort of domination, the war will continue endlessly as usual. By all means our peace loving humanitarian organizations and legal systems should try to end this fateful war before further lives and livelihoods are decimated. Enough is enough. The world watched pitifully, Israel to cross the finish line as a winner, but not to be. Nevertheless, so many lives lost immorally.  It’s time to do things differently and humanely. This also applies to all the other wars that are going on in the rest of the world we live in.

We must strongly remember that in any war no one has managed to kill the country’s leaders or perpetrators and the unfortunate military personnel end up killing innocent civilians and destroy their livelihoods and centuries old monuments whether they like it or not to fulfil their sense of duty. For instance, they can’t kill Trump, Putin, Netanyahu, or leaders of any fighting countries, but their people. Just emphasizing the turmoil, but we are not suggesting killing the leaders will solve any solution, because they all are doing by the practiced systems of political strategies they’ve learned locally and globally peppered with their own self-images.

In all honesty, any living being is a precious thing and will never be born again and must not be destroyed. Nevertheless, all beings are doing what, how… they know and have been thru the practices before and duplicate them to do their surviving chores. No one deserves to be punished unjustly and die heartlessly for serving their country.

TIME FOR CHANGE SOCIETY IS A STRONG ADVOCATE OF PEACE & HUMANE HABITS OF SOLVING GLOBAL PROBLEMS, NOT BY WARFARE.

It’s a pity that the less fortunate countries can’t get the developing help they need if they don’t bow their heads for the powerful. When is the time for all countries to be independent to give their views and make their own choices without being pressured by the dominants?

 So many meetings of the selected countries leaders & humanitarian civil services who remain to fail the relentless ‘seesfire’ but talk about ceasefire as an important part of the meeting while the genocide by starvations and livelihood destructions continue even by the initiator of the negotiations. Will the world see PEACE in the ‘Middle East’?

God, whatever happened to an honest dialogues and diplomatic discussions before anything else?

The question is whatever happened to the World Leagues, International Law, the UN Security councils, the World Peace organizations…? So many peace and humanity based civil service organizations having so many summits, but so little or no perceptible outcomes & N-O R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Nevertheless, the Middle East war that was on since 1948 will continue covertly with new tech weapons, amid the loss of so many lives and the devastating impacts of destructions.

However, it’s praiseworthy and splendid that all the influence worthy leaders meet for shared or peaceful commitments, some under pressure, to take the memorable photos together.

Please, try to grasp the message, before you try to revolt with the messenger. We have no hate for any country, just worrying that the world’s peace is under threat before your & everybody’s unavoidable time comes to pass away. Nobody lives forever, why are we fighting? Is that justified?

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TIME FOR CHANGE, FOLKS!