I have a strong sense that the world, and virtually every human
being on it, yearns for peace. If there were a worldwide vote to-
morrow, for or against world peace, and every human being on
this planet--I call them "Citizens of Earth"--voted, I know in my
heart that the vast majority would vote overwhelmingly for global
peace. So why isn't there "Peace on Earth" right now? Why is
"Peace on Earth' only on Christmas cards for a couple of weeks
every year? The answer is that the despots, the tyrants, the dictators
on Earth who wish to wage war are essentially demented, who tra-
gically confuse self-aggrandizement with worth, who are uncon-
sciously unaware that their profound lack of self-esteem is caused
from not being loved enough, or possibly never, during their  
lifetimes and therefore forces them blindly to pursue power and
wealth and fame in lieu of kindness and caring, which are the pro-
genies ol love and being loved. And there are just enough of these
tortured souls on Earth who think weapons of all kinds--from assault
rifles to hydrogen bombs--are simply playthings with which to brandish
their fraudelent sense of superiority over the rest of us. Why would it
not be possible actually to have a worldwide vote for Peace on Earth,
given the explosion of technological advances made in recent years-
smartphones and satellites to connect all 7.5 billion of us "Citizens of
Earth"--so we all could scream to these warmongers that we de-
mand world peace! Not wars, not killings, not ecological destruc-
tion of Mother Earth, not a nuclear holocaust that would **** all
forms of life on Earth. We cannot wait for the "right" world leader
to come along. We, the people of the world, need now to do the
right thing for Earth, and for all living creations on it.

Copyright 2020 Tod Howard Hawks