As the
saying goes, “You have to fight fire with fire.”
Yet,
You cannot
fight hate by being hateful.
You cannot fight
intolerance by being intolerant.
You cannot
fight discrimination by discriminating.
You cannot
fight violence with violence.
You cannot
fight injustice with revenge.
You cannot
fight racism by being racist.
You cannot
fight a fire by adding more fuel to it.
You cannot
fight evil with evil. When evil is returned for evil you don’t have less of it,
you have evil squared.
Only love
can counter hate.
Only love
can counter intolerance.
Only love
can counter discrimination.
Only love
can counter violence.
Only love
can counter racism.
Only love
can counter evil.
Darkness
wins when no light shines. Darkness cannot suppress even the smallest candle.
Do you want
to end the hate, the intolerance, the discrimination, the violence and the
racism in America and the world? Do you want to end the evil brother commits
against brother?
Then it is
time to stand in solidarity with one another, not separation. It is time to
stand in love with one another, not in hate.
I am the
candle standing defiantly in the windy night. I know I do not stand alone.
Stand with me and together our light can chase away the darkness.
When your
brother extends a slap in hate extend your hand in love. When he curses you
bless him. Return his injustice with mercy and his words of racism with words
of praise.
Do not allow
your heart to be poisoned by his hate but allow his heart to be healed by love. Love is
truly the only thing that will heal our world. If we cannot learn to live with
love for one another we will surly die alone in our hate.
