PEACE, LOVE AND HUMANITY

Do not seek peace only in the sky;
it begins where one heart
chooses not to hurt another.

It begins with an outstretched hand,
with a word that heals,
with a door opened to a stranger,
with a heart that does not ask
where the other comes from,
but what pain they carry within.

Love knows no boundaries,
no color, language, or name.
It is the light
that finds its way even to the most weary heart;
it is the warmth
that remains when everything else fades away.

And humanity…
is seeing the human being in every person,
hearing their silence,
sharing bread, hope,
a kind word,
and a piece of your heart.

Because the world does not need
more walls,
but more bridges.
It does not need more hatred,
but people who know how to forgive.
It does not need louder voices,
but hearts that know how to listen.

Let us plant peace
where fear has taken root,
love where there is pain,
and light where there is darkness.

And if one day
a child asks us
what we gave to this world,
may we be able to say:

“We gave you a hand when you needed one,
an embrace when you were alone,
hope when everything seemed lost,
and above all,
we gave you love.”

Because in the end,
we will not be remembered
for what we possessed,
but for what we gave.

Peace is a choice.
Love is strength.
Humanity is the greatness
the world needs most.

And perhaps,
if each of us
lights even one small light,
one day there will be so much light
that darkness will have nowhere left to hide.

Author: Xhuli Spahiu 

Kosovo