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Let's face terror with love
After the terrorist attacks in Paris, it is important to remember what can hold us together: love. Let us meet our fellow human beings with love and thus drive the fear out of our world.
"Darkness can not dispel darkness, only light can do that. Hatred can not dispel hatred, only love can do that. "
Martin Luther King, Jr.
The terrorists of this world want our free world to sink into fear and dark mistrust. And yes, we are afraid. But we will not let this fear paralyze us. Instead, we want to try to counter the hatred with our love. Because only light can drive away the darkness.
We have collected 9 ideas for you, how you can meet your fellow human beings in this dark time with love.
1. Take time for a smile. Whether in the train or at the cash register, stop staring at each other grimly and rushing. Instead, be patient with each other and help each other with a smile.
2. Are there any people you have not seen in a while, even though they are very important to you? Call them today, send them a message or even better: a postcard. Nothing is more important than thinking about those people who make our lives worth living.
3. If you are able to do so, then donate blood. Paris has shown us: we can all come from one second to the next in a situation where we need a life-saving blood donation.
4. Take the time to treat your partners and children lovingly. Take her in your arms tonight and tell them how much you love her. We think so many times that you will already know how much we love them - but we all enjoy hearing each other how important we are to another person.
5. If you see someone who is heavy to carry, an old man with heavy bags or a mother with a stroller, then offer your help. For you it is a few seconds, for this man this gesture makes the world a good deal warmer.
6. Is there a colleague next to you who obviously does not feel so good? Then bring a small candy from the break and share it with her.
7. The next time you hear something important in a conversation, listen carefully. We digress with our thoughts so often, while our counterpart tells us something meaningful for him. This is very hurtful for this person. Let us be careful to listen to our fellow human beings.
8. Is there someone you have been angry for a long time? Even if this person treated you very badly - try to forgive him. This will help you close the wounds and create more room for love in you. Old hatred in you multiplies and poison your life.
9. This point is especially important: stop judging other people! We tend to condemn other people for speaking, acting or looking. With every nasty word we speak about other people, we feed the evil in this world a little bit more. Let's stop it and let's face our fellow human beings with a loving look instead. For our love to defeat the evil around us.
