tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849509254212330098.post5684525264705486832..comments2023-10-26T03:16:19.993-07:00Comments on cristy rose hips: Peace is every stepdra cristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00072718647522393994noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849509254212330098.post-72509789745718475432008-11-21T16:17:00.000-08:002008-11-21T16:17:00.000-08:00"I kiss the soil as if I placed a kiss on the hand..."I kiss the soil as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a mother, for the homeland is our earthly mother. I consider it my duty to be with my compatriots in this sublime and difficult moment. "<BR/><BR/>~ John Paul II <BR/><BR/><BR/>When John Paul II (at that time the first non-roman pope for over 450 years) said this, he was entering Poland (his homeland) despite the death threat he face against him from the U.S.S.R. in the late 1940’s. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Even though his words were directed to his beloved country, I feel that they can be related to the entire world, and each one of us is part of one “homeland”. What we do or say to another, it is also aimed at us. In difficult times we can either turn our back on our universal compatriots; or, “placed a kiss on the hands of a mother” and work through the misunderstandings and hard times together as one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com