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The Secret To Peace On Earth

ON AUGUST 21ST 2017 I FOUND MYSELF STANDING IN THE STREETS OF WEISER IDAHO. U.S.A. WITNESSING THE PHENOMENON OF A SOLAR ECLIPSE. A MOMENT IN TIME I WILL ALWAYS TREASURE. FOR THREE MINUTES THE MOON BLOCKED OUT THE SUN. DARKNESS FELL ACROSS THE LAND. THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED ROUGHLY FIFTEEN DEGREES. I WAS CONSUMED BY THIS PHENOMENON AS I ABSORBED THE BEAUTY OF PEACE AND TRANQUILITY. AT THAT MOMENT, WHEN THE MOON BLOCKED OUT THE SUN. NATURE EXEMPLIFIED IT'S WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE OF EXISTENCE. I NOTICED THE BIRDS STOPPED CHIRPING AND BEES STOPPED BUZZING AND THE CRICKETS BEGAN TO CHIRP. IT WAS TRULY AN AMAZING MOMENT IN TIME. A RELAXED, PEACEFUL AND HYPNOTIC FEELING. IT WAS A MAGICAL EXPERIENCE. THERE WAS AN INSTANCE OF TIME BETWEEN THE BIRDS CHIRPING STOPPING AND THE CRICKETS CHIRPING BEGINNING. IT WAS LESS THAN ONE SECOND AND STILL A LIFE TIME. I FOUND IT TO BE AND CONSIDER IT A PROFOUND MOMENT IN MY LIFE. THE INSTANT THE MOON GAVE WAY TO THE SUNS BRILLIANCE ANOTHER PHENOMENON OCCURRED. THE SUNS RAYS LIT UP OUR SURROUNDINGS AND WARMED THE AIR. THE CRICKETS STOPPED CHIRPING AND THE BIRDS REJOICED THROUGH SONG. ANOTHER PROFOUND MOMENT OF PEACE. EVEN THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY AN INSTANT. EXPERIENCING THAT MOMENT WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES IS PRICELESS AND FOREVER BOUNDS US TOGETHER. REFLECTING BACK ON THOSE PROFOUND MOMENTS AND INSTANCES IN LIFE , I REALIZED ALL THOUGHTS IN MY MIND HAD BEEN SET ASIDE AND CLEARED ALLOWING ME TO EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY OF PEACE ON EARTH VIA THE SOLAR ECLIPSE. I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION. WORLD PEACE OR PEACE ON EARTH IS POSSIBLE. IF EVERY PERSON ON EARTH, EVERY MAN WOMAN AND CHILD. AT THE VERY SAME TIME, TOOK FIVE MINUTES TO CLEAR THEIR MINDS OF ALL THOUGHTS. THE EARTH AND WORLD AND EVERYONE ON IT WOULD EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY OF PEACE AND THE PHENOMENON OF LOVE AND BEING. Michael E.Harris 01292022

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