Why is it that when someone stands up for something true and good in this world, there are those who must find some reason to tear them down? The person who wakes up thinking about how to restore peace in this world, who goes throughout their day in service to others, and falls asleep at night with the determination to do even more the day after is the only person who has the right to pass judgement on these endeavors.

At the Global Peace Festival, a mother, whose son was shot in a gang related incident was able to embrace the mother of the boy who killed him.

At the Global Peace Festival, two young men, one from Palestine and one from Israel, both of whom lost family members in suicide bombings and other conflicts in the Middle East, stood arm in arm like brothers.

Tell me that that is not humanity at it's very best. Tell me that that is not where true peace begins.

God bless the Global Peace Festival.