These two world leaders are obviously on the same wavelength. As President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II influenced the fall of communism, perhaps President Bush and Pope Benedict XVI will effect the fall of terrorism.
The possiblities are stunning. And with democracy spreading in the Middle East, maybe we are truly on the road to peace.
I sadly fear that this road is going to be much longer and bloodier than the former, though.
The
people were ready to be free of communism, they had seen the better life in freedom and wanted it.
But
peace means no more fighting. It doesn't necessarily mean no more arguing, because people will always have differences of opinions; but it does mean not letting tempers and egos get mixed up within the arguments. And I'm afraid that human nature seems to always get in the way. <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
It is an excellent
ideal . I'm just not sure that adults can do it. Maybe if we got rid of all the grownups and let the kids try, we might have a chance..., that is the ones that haven't already been poisoned by prejudices. So basically only the kids under age 3. But who's going to raise them? See the problem here?
Ah, I'm afraid i'm being a bit pessimistic today. My apologies.