It is the holiest day of the year as it is Easter Day for the Christian Orthodox churches in Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, Lebanon, Ethiopia, Jerusalem etc. These countries have had the Holy Fire transported from Jerusalem to be lit in and out of their churches. Light has overcome the fear and darkness of the world. Showing the Holy Fire is a symbol and showing defiant against darkness and fear. Holy Fire also shows peace and celebration of the resurrection.
Darkness and Fear is weakness and has no strength. Terror and violence lives in darkness and fear. They cannot destroy us, they may break the flesh and blood, but they cannot break the spirit. In the flesh we stand together and show that we are not afraid of terror. We seek hope and inspiration from our fundamental values, truth and principles which is the good. Pessimism imprison the souls of those who seek to destroy, have no hope and that is bad. Fear and darkness that has no religion controls the heart, mind and body.
We all stand together to refuse to let fear and darkness into our lives, because we only believe in the goodness of God or Allah. We will not profane the name of God or Allah to justify the bad. Believing in the good and not evil, triumphs over terror and darkness. There is life, hope and purpose for those who do not live in fear and darkness. There will always be light in our lives, and this light will never be extinguished by terror and darkness.
Terror and darkness is evil and not the norm. Terror and darkness is a cowardly act against an innocent man or woman or child. Terror and darkness is insecure and unbalanced. Terror and darkness is not a model of safety or stability, even in political pursuit or gains.
Ideology is terror and darkness itself which motivates radicals whether it is religious, political or even ethnic. This goal of terror is to instil fear and erode the fabric of power to eventually bend the state to terror’s will.
Terror and darkness is contamination belonging to those who use terror and darkness destroying their own souls without ever seeing light or salvation. Terror and darkness does not make for a safer and better world.
Only light and hope can make for a safer and better world. We can easily address the root of terror and darkness and recognise that behind an ideology is a monster who survives on its ability to exploit socio-economic upsets, religious lay lines, and political fractures.
We will never choose violence, oppression, stigmatisation, and profiling to smite the enemies or seek divisions as we call them bad.
Light and hope is good and triumphs over terror and darkness. There will always be light and hope in our lives, without that, we know we cannot live without them.
Happy Easter to you all.
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