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Pardon The Interruption But There Is Some Good News To Report!
by Marius Wlassak Business Media Consultant
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Recently, there have been a plethora of depressing news stories
about random violence, terrorist attacks, and governmental dysfunction,
that I started to think about some of the good things I have read about
and positive trends I have observed.
Here are some examples of these positive trends that I encourage
you to get behind and support. Share this with friends and family and
have a discussion about these positive worldwide developments.
Social Media and World Peace - I recently learned of an amazing true story of an Israeli graphic artist who was tired of hearing about the inevitable Israel - Iran war and decided to create Images that sent the message that he loves Iran and doesn't want to hurt Iranians. These images started to be circulated on social media and before you know it hundreds of similar images were created by Israeli graphic artists. Guess what happened next?
Iranian artists started to produce and share images of themselves
stating that they loved Israel and the Israeli people and that they too
do not want a war. Is it any coincidence that several months later,
Iran has indicated that it wants to enter into serious negotiations to
bring about peace?
Watch the Video and you decide.
Watch the Video and you decide.
Social Media has the promise of connecting individuals so that we
can talk directly. This increased ability to communicate will lead to
more understanding, compassion, and a sense of community that has never
existed before on the planet.
Equal Rights For Women -
In many countries, women are not allowed to enjoy the same rights,
opportunities, and advantages as men. In Saudi Arabia, the government
warned women who are seeking to defy a ban on women driving that they
will be punished if they drive on the day of protest or any day for that matter.
In Pakistan, the World has gotten to know of this remarkable young woman, Malala Yousafzai,
who had the courage to stand up to the Taliban and speak out for the
rights of girls to get an education. She was shot at and almost died.
The fact that women are speaking out and defying this unfair treatment
is a great first step.
Women and Men from around the world must become more engaged
in protecting women's right and help to stop this subjugation of women. Malala
Yousafzai's father was willing to die for this cause (he nor anyone
ever thought the Taliban would try to kill his daughter - he thought
they would target him) as is she. It is time that more of us stand up
for these rights.
Equal Marriage Rights - New Jersey became
the most recent state to allow marriage regardless of sexual
orientation. I don't like calling it "gay" marriage because it helps to
foster the notion that there is something different in the first place.
The fact that men and women cannot marry someone because of their
sexual orientation is blatant discrimination and has hurt millions of
men and women emotionally and financially.
In
many parts of the World, men and women are afraid to be themselves for
fear of being physically assaulted or put in jail. It is time for all of
the entire United States (and the World) to protect everyone's marriage
rights and to allow all people the same right to marry the person they
love regardless of their sexual orientation.
It's
time that we all speak up in favor of equal rights for everyone
regardless of sexual orientation. You can do this by being kind to
everyone you meet regardless of their sexual orientation, by supporting
changes in the law, and by speaking out in favor of treating people
equally.
Large Scale Charitable Endeavors -
There are a growing number of examples of individuals undertaking large
charitable donations and more importantly creating organizations to
manage the money and problem solve. The Gates Foundation, Warren Buffet, and Mark Zuckerberg all
come to mind. There are many other philanthropists who are committed to
helping the poor, sick, and fragile members of our society. They are
to be applauded as they provide an example of doing good works and
reaching out to the less fortunate.
I believe that this is a growing trend and one that will hopefully
continue to grow. While the vast majority of people cannot contribute
financially to disadvantaged people, we can all challenge ourselves to
do more whether it's donating a few dollars or food, lending a hand,
giving a smile, or volunteering your time to help someone in need by
helping them get help, giving them a ride, or donating your services.
The more we do this, the more we help the World become a better place.
These four trends highlighted by some recent news stories will
hopefully continue to grow. While most of will never create a peace
initiative that goes viral, have the courage to risk our life by
speaking out on behalf a just cause, be able to bring about changes in
the law, or donate billions of dollars, here's what we can do. We can
learn about what's going on. We can talk about these positive
developments with our friends, coworkers, and neighbors. We can
contribute our time, resources, and expertise to help positive
initiatives and charitable endeavors. We can be kinder, more patient,
more understanding, and less judgmental. Maybe if enough of us do that,
that will become newsworthy and "trending." Wouldn't that be nice.
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Happy 24/7 weekends to you,
Marius
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Happy 24/7 weekends to you,
Marius
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About Marius Wlassak 
Business Media Consultant
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Marius Wlassak
Business Media ConsultantYes it can ... and it is just the begining Oct 25th 2013 19:09 |
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Joe Henning
 Your Profit ConnectionHello Marius, thank you for sharing this incredible story. Are we watching a miracle in the making? Jan 19th 2014 22:39 1 Likes |
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Nelson Meggitt
 OptimumWellness CoachGreat article Marius...thank you for the encouragement, I just returned home from attending my first Dao class at the home of a new friend who is a Taiwanese Acupuncture practitioner. Our small group discussed the five constant virtues: Faith, Benevolence, Righteousness, Propriety, and Wisdom. The main point of today's discussion that I took home was that these are not actually learned qualities but inherent within us as part of our original nature. It is simply due to lifetimes of materialistic conditioning and false attachments that we gradually stray from our "right minds and upright hearts" and forget that we are all part of the same "human family" with equal rights and justice as our basic divine birthright! The Supreme Father of ALL (known by countless names) is so kind and full of pity and causeless mercy for the "souls" He created, that He not only dwells within our hearts at all times as the Witness/The Holy Spirit/The Over Soul ; He also faithfully and regularly sends authorized , empowered, and anointed representatives from the everlasting blissful Spiritual Kingdom, to incarnate on this material platform with the specific mission of confounding and frustrating the plans of the proud, oppressive and rebellious ones,...and also of tenderly reviving the dormant love of Godhead that is within the hearts of those who eagerly await the fulfillment of His great and precious promises (His Devotees). Furthermore, He always re-establishes the principles of True Religion which can be summarized quite easily in these timeless words: Love thy neighbor as thyself. This is why He said that the Kingdom is "within you"...the capacity to do what is right and to love one another in deed and in truth lies within us all at all times. It is simply a question of right use of the most precious gift we have other than life itself , and that is "free will". "A peculiar people...zealous of good works" - this is His deepest desire and His rightful posterity forevermore! A state of Heaven on Earth could arrive as soon as tomorrow if we all wanted it badly enough. The perpetually envious original adversary is now caught in the colossal hoax he tried to orchestrate and he would love to see us all harden our hearts and cast our lot in with his... right when the darkness in this world appears un-yeilding just before the dawn of the new day. So let us never grow weary in doing good my brothers and sisters for the Lord will not forget the many labors you have willingly performed in His precious name! Know dear ones that the depressing and horrific stories that we encounter so often are mercilessly put there deliberately to instill fear.....but alas, perfect love drives out all fear! Give thanks - His Mercy endures forever! Do you see how much He loves us? We are His precious children and even though each and every one of us has fallen short of His Glory, it is not His will that any should perish but that ALL will come to repentance and everlasting reconciliation with Him and with our entire "family". "In order to show them special mercy, I , dwelling in their hearts, destroy with the torch of knowledge, the darkness born of ignorance" - Spoken by The Lord in Bhagavad-Gita A new song is about to be sung by The Lord and His anointed ones, and the veils of death and linear time will be lifted forever! Creation itself will be restored according to His infallible and mighty word! Let's not buy into the cunningly planted lies of inevitable wars, scarcity, inequality and competition anymore...for the Earth is The Lord's and the fullness thereof! (Dear Lord, please count me not as a gainsayer, nor allow me to be swept away in the errors of the wicked...but rather, preserve me in the way that leads to Everlasting Life and empower me to do Your perfect will, for I am Your lowly and grateful Servant - Amen) Jan 19th 2014 23:22 1 Likes |
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Marius Wlassak
Business Media ConsultantThanks Joe for your kind comment - nobody knows exactly when, but it is underway :)... And it comes fast. Jan 20th 2014 21:06 Edited in Jan 20th 2014 21:08 |
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Marius Wlassak
Business Media ConsultantAmen, Nelson my friend ! No,no,no you're comment is far above what i tried to tell. You are telling it straight to the point, if only all would read what you wrote and follow. Then all would be fabulous. Thanks so much Nelson, it's a lucky day, the day we got connected. Thanks, P.S "I am a transplanted Vampire originally from the Heart of Transylvania. In the late 80's I moved my family and my business to Munich before emigrating into space, 1998. Actually I build up some ... CUBE's. I usually call this CUBING and then i will return to earth" ... and IT will be good. Jan 20th 2014 21:13 Edited in Jan 20th 2014 21:18 |
So Beautiful how one act of kindness on the internet can just go virual! <3
Oct 25th 2013 18:50 1 Likes