Mennonite Church Peace Resources for Youth

Have you ever thought about how many wars/fights are caused by stupid things? I mean really, wars have been started over someone's cow! Okay, maybe I am exaggerating a little, but if we would just learn to apologize and forgive, we wouldn't have fights that break up everything from friendships to countries. So maybe in fourth grade Johnny Doe actually did steal your cupcake, but BIG DEAL! In the grand scheme of things, it doesn't change much. Say you forgive Johnny and move ON! I am not saying that I haven't had fights with friend, but you know, I am willing to forgive and forget because the wonderful reasons I am friends with them far outweighs the "offense". This may not seem like it relates much to global wars, but we are back to little things escalating into big things. Here is a thought for you pacifists going to a public school, have you ever noticed that we teach kids that violence is not the answer and then make them learn about wars that solved all of America's problems? (by the way, this is not an original Kara thought; I got it off a quote website!) So with that thought to ponder, I leave you until the next blog.

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