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Theme 1 Peace Merit Badge Magic

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Peace. John Lennon sang Give Peace A Chance. In the 60's. The Vietnam War. Everyone wanted Peace. I wore Peace sign necklaces. Love and Peace. Hippies had the right idea. My father went to Vietnam three times. I wished I could have participated in those Peace Rallies. I went through a Hippie stage.

Peace. The world without wars. People caring for each other and making the world a better place. Flying our flags and wavering our banners high. Loving each other, Loving God and Jesus. Working together. Sharing and caring. Never wanting to hurt anyone. It would be great to have a quiet, peaceful world.

Imagine. The song by John Lennon. Imagine there's no Heaven. There is a Heaven. That's why we struggle and pray to worship God so we can get to Heaven. The world living as one. Peace and harmony. Life would be good.

We have wars. We pray for peace. We hope our leaders want peace and will do something to make the world a better place. We as people can be kind to each other and don't pollute the world. Show love to your fellow man. Do good things for the world. Be nice to animals and don't abuse them. This, too is peace.

My father died on Veterans Day last year. I cried and played Vietnam Protest songs. My father and I had fun the first ten years of my life. He went to Vietnam and each time he come back, he was distant and you couldn't get close to him. I loved my father the last twenty-five years of his life. We were there for each other and we went through medical issues together. Thanks for nothing, Vietnam. Dad and I found peace and love with each other. It was rough. It took a lot of years. If the country Vietnam wouldn't have been at war with us, Dad and I would have been closer and there would have been some peace and harmony in the world. I guess we count our blessings. We can't change the past.

Let's do all we can to restore peace and harmony. Pray. Be good to everyone. I am thinking of wearing peace necklaces again. If it would help restore peace, I would. All we are saying is: Give peace a chance. Thank you, John