There is nothing I can write that will lessen the trauma of
the events in the elementary school in Connecticut, for the parents, for their
families, for the surviving students, for the teachers, for the principal, but
there is this.
I pledge to work somehow for gun control in the United
States. I don’t know the avenue yet, but
it will happen. Indeed, we as a populace
must all rise up and say NO MORE. It is
our national shame. We must not allow the all-powerful NRA and gun
manufacturers to own our legislative agenda for gun control. United we are a force that the congressman
and women cannot ignore, but we must be relentless or it will be business as
usual. So, for all the beautiful young
lives that were cut short last week, pledge to yourself to somehow be
their voices against this mindless violence.
We can and we must make a difference.
All the children sitting in every classroom in America need us.
UPDATE: Here is a link to sign a White House petition for gun control. You have to create an account, but it's very quick, 3 lines.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/immediately-address-issue-gun-control-through-introduction-legislation-congress/2tgcXzQC#thank-you=p
On a point of hope, take a look at this video from last week. On the same day as the tragedy, I was setting up my training space for a workshop at a women’s college when I heard a beautiful choir of young women’s voices. I quickly climbed two flights to stairs to the music room and was greeted by this exuberant group. The unfettered joy of their noise brought me near to tears. This is the sound every young child deserves to make.
UPDATE: Here is a link to sign a White House petition for gun control. You have to create an account, but it's very quick, 3 lines.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/immediately-address-issue-gun-control-through-introduction-legislation-congress/2tgcXzQC#thank-you=p
On a point of hope, take a look at this video from last week. On the same day as the tragedy, I was setting up my training space for a workshop at a women’s college when I heard a beautiful choir of young women’s voices. I quickly climbed two flights to stairs to the music room and was greeted by this exuberant group. The unfettered joy of their noise brought me near to tears. This is the sound every young child deserves to make.
The lyrics and their English translation of the song
follow. This is an inspirational song
from the “New York” Bollywood film. The
main theme is “Have passion; have a kind heart.” I found the melody uplifting and now I think
it matches the lyrics well.
Here is the song
'Hai Junnun' from movie 'New York'.
na nannana na na na nannana na na na..........
yaaron ji bharke ji le pal
friends live the movement fully
lagata hai aajkal daur apana aayega
now a day seems like our time has to come
yaaron jo khud pe ho yakin, toh jindagi haseen
friends if you have confidence in you, then life will be
beautiful
tujhe kal bulaayega
tomorrow will call you
hai junoon, hai junoon sa sine mein - (4)
have passion, have
kind a passion in heart
na nannana na na na nannana na na na..........
(kahin jaise koi dhun baje
like somewhere some tune is playing
raahon mein dekho hai manjar saje saare
see the road is decorated
with flowers
hami hum jahaan mein har jagah
we and only we everywhere in the world
sapane sajaane ki mili hamako wajah)-2
we got the reason to see dreams
ye agar jo sach nahi, toh sach bhala hai kya
if it's not true, ten what's the truth
yaaron apane hisaab se dil ki kitaab pe kuchh toh naya likho
friends with your own style, on your heart, write
something new
yaaron anjaam ki fikar na karati yeh umar phir kyun bhala daro
friends, this age doesn't care about the result, then
why to be afraid
hai junoon, hai junoon sa sine mein - (2)
have passion, have kind a passion in heart
hai junoon, hai junoon
have passion, have passion
(kabhi jo milenge raaste, pal mein hi chamkegi hansi puraani toh
if for sometime our roads will meet, then within a
moment the old smile will spark on
kaho kya kahoge phir hamein, kaise chhupaaoge nami yeh palakon ki)-2
tell then what you
will say to me at that time, how do you hide the tears of your eyes
yeh bata hai kya huwa, huwa yeh kyun bata
tell me what has happened, why it is happened tell me
yaaron ji bharke ji le pal
friends live the movement fully
lagata hai aajkal daur apana aayega
now a day seems like our time has to come
yaaron jo khud pe ho yakin, toh jindagi haseen
friends if you have confidence in you, then life will be
beautiful
tujhe kal bulaayega
tomorrow will call you
hai junoon, hai junoon sa sine mein -4, hai junoon
have passion, have kind a passion in heart, have passion
Violence effecting our most vulnerable populations=children in schools and young people in the inner city-must stop. The US must address our national problem of gun violence and address the violence we cause in other countries with our gun sales to those countries. I have signed the White House petition for gun control.
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