"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success."
(Henry Ford)
Together we can love. Together we can share. Together we can change (our humanity).
If there is one thing I've learned from my Jewish upbringing it's that joining others to fight for a cause is what matters in this world. My Jewish (and Israeli) community is all about togetherness. All about forming bonds with others who may be different, but are respectful and able to generate acceptance in our turbulent world.
Our recent political state has revealed what togetherness can do. Our nation has taken a stand against guns, against inequality, against injustice. I guess this is a positive impact of President Trump's presidency--our generation has armed together to fight against corruption.
People fear the unknown and the different; consequently, violence arises against minorities or those different than others— Jews, LGBTQQ+, African Americans, women, etc. Nonetheless, when we all take each other's hands and peacefully arm together, change is generated.
Together is the only way to change, since together we can listen, collaborate, and grow together.
Stop stepping on one another's throats. Stop getting angry and violent. Stop pushing others down to push yourself up. Nothing good for society will come out of it.
"Alone we are strong. Together we are stronger." (Anonymous)
To form a happy and strong community we must strive to fill children's heads with positive self-talk rather than the self-deprecating language roaming the halls.
To form a peaceful Earth, we have to step away from our difference and acknowledge that we all want to be happy. Happiness is contagious, and like a chain reaction— a domino effect—we can spread smiles.
Do it for yourself, your family, your peers, your neighbors, and our society.
Hatred is what generates violence and my biggest fear is that we stay the same.
Please, let's change.
Let's change together and alter the relationships throughout the world for the better:
The Israelis and Palestinians
Citizens and the Government
Guns and Society
Basic Healthcare and the Government
Schools and Sexual Education
Religions and Science
The list goes on and on but together we can.
"We cannot accomplish all that we need to do without working together."
(Bill Richardson)
