I Give You Peace by Karen M. Rozier

My mother said to me, "If you become a soldier, you'll be a general;
if you become a monk you'll end up as the pope."　
Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso.
--Pablo Picasso

 I was once a warmonger, but now I am an advocate for Peace. I have discovered some Truths and I tell you these Truths as I have come to understand them. These are not my truths but rather universal ones. Many have understood them before me. You can understand them as well.

I am just like you but I am nothing like you. I accept the Peace that lives in me. I opened my mind to the Truth and rejected that which is untrue. I Love. I do not hate. I Know. I Know I don’t know. I cannot open your eyes to the Truth, but if you open your hearts and minds you will see it before you. There can be Peace. There can be Nirvana. That is True.

All that I write has been written before. It will be written again. I write the Truth and the Truth will be told. Someone who understands will tell it. It does not matter if you agree or understand for it is true. The Truth is. Listen to the Truth wherever it is told.

Knowledge
Knowledge is the foundation for Peace. Without knowledge, there is ignorance, which breeds contempt, confusion, fear and deceit. Where there is ignorance, there can be no Understanding. Understand this. Without Knowledge, there can be no Peace. Knowledge is power. Seek to know all that you can about your chosen profession. Seek to know all that you can about your chosen environment. Educate yourself and others. Use knowledge responsibly. Further knowledge.

Love
Open your heart to Love. Give Love freely. Love fully and deeply. Accept Love at face value. Relish the Power of Love. Do not hate. Do not confuse Love. Love is Pure and Right. If it is impure or wrong, it is not Love. Let Love guide your thoughts, words, and deeds. Lead and follow with Love. Do all things with Love and you will do them correctly. Love is never wrong but always True. Love is strong. Hate is weak. Be stronger than those who hate you. Love them. Be strong. Love all who oppose you. Everything about Love is True. Love your enemies. Love your neighbor as you love yourself. It is as true today as the first time it was written.

Truth
The Truth is. Know this. Reject untruth. Do not confuse untruth with Truth. See the Truth; it is right there in plain sight. Untruth is hidden, ashamed. Truth is proud and open. Be True in all things. Accept the Truth in all things. Speak only the Truth. Truth is. Know this. Understand this. Love this. Truth.

Understanding
There must be Knowledge, Love and Truth for there to be Understanding. There can be no Understanding where there is confusion and there is confusion without Knowledge. There can be no Understanding without Love. Hate prevents Understanding. Love all things. Be True. There can be no Understanding without Truth. Truth is. If that is not Understood, there is no Understanding. War is the apex of misunderstanding. There is no Understanding in war. There is no Peace without Understanding. Understand this. If you want there to be Peace, you must first Understand why there is war.

Peace
Be Peaceful. Always preach Peace, never war. There can never be too many voices supporting Peace. Support Peace. Listen to those who preach Peace. Never harm them nor allow them to be harmed. Seek to Understand them. Do not upset Peace, or there will be war. Oppose war. War is bad. Shun those who preach war. Deny them every platform and every audience. Shun war. Do not go to war. Never kill another. Do not kill. Do not speak of war or hate. Do not speak with anger. Speak with Love. Preach Peace. Do not make weapons. Weapons are designed to kill. Do not support those who make weapons. Reject killing. Reject those who kill. Reject that which kills. One weapon is too many. If you reject killing and all that kills, there will be Peace.
If you choose Peace, there will be Peace. If you accept this, there will be Peace. Teach these things to your children. There will be Peace. Live with Truth and Knowledge. Promote Love, Understanding and Peace. Make a place in our world for dreamers lest we kill all dreams. Feel the Power of Love. It will change your mind and heart. Acknowledge the Truth. Seek to Understand. Love. We can have Peace. Know this.

Know me. I cursed Knowledge while reaping its benefits. I abused the many blessings and talents I was bestowed with, but that did not lessen them. I denied the reality of my limitations and that did not improve them. I rejected Love while experiencing its Power. I ignored the miracles I’ve experienced but that did not change the Truth. I wanted Peace but supported War. One day my son asked me what I did for a living and it opened my eyes to the Truth. I could not teach my son War. Then I Understood: Knowledge is Power. You can never Love enough. One weapon is too many. There can never be too many voices supporting Peace. You can always Love more. There can be Peace. Truth is. I Understood.

I give you these words just as they were given to me. “I bring you Peace. My Peace I give you. Go in Peace. Do this in memory of me.” I understand these words. I give you Peace. Accept this gift and carry it with you always. Pass these words along. Go in Love. Go in Peace. May Peace be with you.

God gave me the gift of superior intellect. I wasted it on war and other frivolous matters. Now I walk a different path. I walk in Truth and Peace. Feel free to join me.