When I’m on the ball, I sign off on my posts with the phrase, “Peace, people.” Occasionally I’ll add to the phrase something pertinent to the post, but usually I stick to the simple sentiment that came to me out of the blue when I first started writing this blog.
During most of the sixties I was a child, too young to be a part of the hippie generation, but old enough to throw the peace sign around like a true member of the love generation. The idea of peace seemed radical then, and even more so now.
I’ve come to cynically believe that we will never have peace because it just isn’t profitable. Politicians love to feed the hungry mouth that is the military industrial complex, so young women and men will continue to march off to war. We will be told that it is the patriotic thing to do, so we will cheer them as they depart and mourn those who do not return except in flag draped coffins.
Peace continues to be worth striving for, though. I still pray for peace every single night, and I vote for those I hope will prevail against the hungry, hungry war hippo.
I found this T-shirt design at a Target store in Tallahassee a couple of years ago and bought it immediately. It became my favorite due to its message and its extreme softness. Then, I lost it. I have a feeling I left it in a hotel room on one of my cross country jaunts. Miraculously, I found it again at a different Target in Davenport, Iowa. Yay!
Yesterday I wore my peace T-shirt as I ran errands around Tallahassee, and for the first time since buying it I was rewarded with at least half a dozen responses, all of them positive and encouraging. One young man asked me where I’d gotten it because he wanted to get one for his girlfriend. Several people of varying ages flashed the peace sign at me and smiled. I felt light-hearted for the first time in ages.
I’m tired of young people dying in old men’s wars. Maybe others are, too. And just maybe it’s time for the peace sign to make a comeback in a big way. I’ll do my part.
Peace, people.
Praying for Eyebrowz 
Great post!
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Thank you!
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I love that t-shirt!! I plan to search the internet for a similar design!
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Good luck!
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‘I’m tired of young people dying in old men’s wars. Maybe others are, too. And just maybe it’s time for the peace sign to make a comeback in a big way. I’ll do my part.’ So worth repeating. Excellent post
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Thank you, friend.
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Great sentiment and never tiring to hear or read. You and Ringo Starr. 🙂 – Marty
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Peace and love. Peace and love.
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Peace
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✌🏻
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I love that shirt and the effect it had on people. Maybe if we all wore peace sign shirts we’d be less aggressive.
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Maybe!
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And right back at ya. I would never encourage anyone to join the military, ever. Let those who profit from wars do the fighting. Peace is the only way forward for our world. Lovely post and I want one of those T shirts too.
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👍🏻 Sounds like we’re on the same wave length.
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Yes probably most mum’s feel that way. My son joined the Australian Army at 21 and spent 6 years there. Only one tour thankfully in East Timor on a Peacekeeping Mission. I think things like that change who you are.
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Peace indeed. Difficult as it is to wait for it, it is even more difficult to stop waiting. Thank you for writing this.
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Thank you for reading and commenting.
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Peace!
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Here’s hoping!
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