Sing 'One Song'

'One Song'

Every war and every conflict between human beings 

has happened because of some disagreement about names.

It is such an unnecessary foolishness, 

because just beyond the arguing 

there is a long table of companionship 

set and waiting for us to sit down.

What is praised is one, so the praise is one too, 

many jugs being poured into a huge basin. 

All religions, all this singing, one song.

The differences are just illusion and vanity. 

Sunlight looks a little different on this wall 

than it does on that wall 

and a lot different on this other one, 

but it is still one light.

We have borrowed these clothes, 

these time-and-space personalities, 

from a light, and when we praise, 

we are pouring them back in.

Rumi

What is fair and unfair? 

What Does FAIRNESS Mean To You?

Get the same opportunity? Show justice and equality? 

Be honest and do honest thing? Listen to others with an open mind? 

OR

Blame self mistakes on someone? Take advantage of anybody?

"No matter how corrupt and unjust a convict may be, he loves fairness more than anything else. If the people placed over him are unfair, from year to year he lapses into an embittered state characterized by an extreme lack of faith."

Anton Chekhov

Treat people the way you want to be treated.

"There is something fundamentally unfair about a government that takes away so much of people's money, power, and personal control while telling them that life will be better as a result." 

Steve Forbes

"Capitalism is against the things that we say we believe in - democracy, freedom of choice, fairness. It's not about any of those things now. It's about protecting the wealthy and legalizing greed." 

Michael Moore 

 It's essentially important for gaining different perspectives on problems or issues in today’s life, as well as for reflection and research.

 “Peace does not mean an absence of conflicts; differences will always be there. Peace means solving these differences through peaceful means; through dialogue, education, knowledge; and through humane ways.”

Dalai Lama XIV

What is reality of the world? What is justice? What needs to be done? 

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