After listening to the song “Where is the love” by Black Eyed Peas, I think its main message is that in order for world peace, we should think, respect and love, instead of spreading hatred. The song is a lamentation on the different kinds of hatred in the world. Terrorism, racial discrimination, war, selfishness, greed and intolerance, all sprout from hatred.
I think that this song is a message against the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, in particular the U.S. government’s hypocrisy. The Bush administration did not “practice what it preach”, by claiming to enforce democracy while supporting dictators. Thousands of Iraqis were killed in the name of enforcing United Nations resolutions.
I have the strongest feeling for this part of the song:
Whatever happened to the values of humanity
Whatever happened to the fairness and equality
Instead of spreading love, we're spreading anomosity
Lack of understanding, leading us away from unity
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feeling under
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feeling down
It's no wonder why sometimes I'm feeling under
I gotta keep my faith alive, until love is found
This section succinctly expressed our desire for world peace. I like the particular idea that we can use music to promote world peace. I believe that war is not part of human nature; love is, as in the Roman Catholic phrase, “God is love”. Once we established this idea, I believe world peace can be achieved. We just have to wait for that day to arrive…
though true that God is love in most religions, it may not bring peace on a global scale. although i agree that people's gods are their avatar of peace and hope, many people have their own different Gods that they belive in. like in China, it is believed that there are many different gods, contrary to the Masons belief in One True God. thus this maybe a major blockade in the unity, and i believe this is the reason why similar schemes have never totally suceeded
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