The terrorist's war is a war he cannot win
because terror does not give rise to fear,
terror gives rise to courage, solidarity, and gratitude
for all that is not lost.
The terrorist's war is a war he cannot win
because the memory of those we love
is more alive than the hatred for those we do not know.
The terrorist's war is a war he cannot win
because the death of one innocent
is the birth of a million human hearts.
The terrorist's war is a war he cannot win:
because our greatest lessons come from our enemies
because one day we'll remember that we all want peace
because you cannot fight for an illusion you can only die for one -
but you can live
and fight
and win
if you take every single breath
for love.
because terror does not give rise to fear,
terror gives rise to courage, solidarity, and gratitude
for all that is not lost.
The terrorist's war is a war he cannot win
because the memory of those we love
is more alive than the hatred for those we do not know.
The terrorist's war is a war he cannot win
because the death of one innocent
is the birth of a million human hearts.
The terrorist's war is a war he cannot win:
because our greatest lessons come from our enemies
because one day we'll remember that we all want peace
because you cannot fight for an illusion you can only die for one -
but you can live
and fight
and win
if you take every single breath
for love.
2 comments:
Well spoken. Thank you for putting this into our words.
Hmm. The terrorist can win and, in the case of this country, has won. We've changed our behavior and now live and legislate through fear. We've done a phenomenal job of recruiting new generations of jihadis by bombing the shit out of their countries. We're every terrorist's wet dream: a malleable super power.
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