Give peace a try

So I was discussing this with two of my friends concerning an issue at work. Simple situation of a co worker that likes to ride me about my beliefs...  

Simply put I've been having a tough time dealing with it. Now naturally I'm a very emotional and passionate person. My first thought is to lash out. But then logic kicks in and tells me "chill out bro!" So anyways during these conversations, on discussing how to deal with it, I came to one conclusion against all my primal instincts... Attack with love... 

Now like mostly every neuron in my body is up in arms over the notion to love someone who's been giving you crap for the better part of four months! But then I think about my background... 

I'm a black Mormon! Both sides of those fences come from fierce trials, persecutions, and injustices. The same goes on in these modern days to some degree! 

So my point is I look back on both groups... For example, my African American heritage is filled with leaders much like Martin Luther King jr. Who stood for peace as a means for change. It's quite plausible to believe he could've called for uprisings and riots as a means to avenge, savage bombings on churches, people being hung, and the brutality that existed back then, but no! He stood for peace, to change a very volatile and confused world. Writing this blog post for all of you is a micro result of that peaceful movement! 

Then I go to the Mormon inside of me. In the 1800s these were a people chased from town to town! People were tarred and feathered, Children killed, families displaced and all because people didn't believe what they believed. Now the pioneers and by the sheer growth of the church, could've taken arms and legit done the same. But they didn't. Outside maybe a few altercations, they remained peaceful and faithful! I think if history had been different and the pioneers had been violent then I don't know how glorious the image and the history of the church I love so much would've been! 

So I bring if back to 2014! Today all of us throughout the world are persecuted in one way or another! Lets try love. Lets try peace. Lets forgive those who trespass against us. This world we live in is ever changing! Lets go against the norm of negativity, and discord, and try peace and love for a change! 

The artist-