Kindness is Part of the Peace Process
IN HER Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech given in Oslo in June 2012, 21 years after it was awarded, Burmese democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi said of the award, “Often during my days of house arrest it felt as though I were no longer a part of the real world. . . . When the Nobel committee awarded the peace prize to me, they were recognizing that the oppressed and the isolated in Burma were also a part of the world, they were recognizing the oneness of humanity. . . . The Nobel peace prize opened up a door in my heart.”
Promoting peace has a way of opening doors and giving people access to something greater than themselves. Saint Paul says that the peace of Christ gives us access to God, who is love. Suu Kyi offered a similar sentiment: “Common endeavors to gain peace will unite individuals and nations in trust and friendship and help to make our human community safer and kinder.”
And who wouldn’t welcome a little more kindness? As Suu Kyi said, “Every kindness I received, small or big, convinced me that there could never be enough of it in our world. To be kind is to respond with sensitivity and human warmth to the hopes and needs of others. Even the briefest touch of kindness can lighten a heavy heart.”
Patrice Touhy
Taste of Lincoln Ave
July 28-29 Fullerton through Wrightwood Ave
The main event, now in its 29th year, takes place along Lincoln Avenue from Fullerton Parkway to Wrightwood Avenue. Expect about 40 bands on five stages, hundreds of vendors hawking food and merchandise, and a kids carnival (open from noon-6 p.m. daily) with inflatables, a petting zoo, pony rides and more. Browse indie, handmade works at the second annual Lill Street Craft Fair (open daily until dusk), adjacent to the fest.
Giant Yard Sale
July 28 5624 N. Newark Ave
This annual event, hosted by The Norwood Park Historical Society, offers household items, antiques, jewelry, collectibles, furniture, toys, books, artwork, kitchen items, garden items, bikes, tools and outdoor items for sale
