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I Imagine World Peace

© Pamela Gordon

I imagine a world where actual peace exists.

I imagine a world where the nuclear weapons are dismantled and taken apart so no other nation can use them as a threat or to actually launch them.

I imagine a world where leaders carefully consider all sides to an issue thoughtfully. Where they take all peoples of the world into consideration, not just those who sit beside them.

I imagine a world where land mines are picked up by the countries that placed them.

I imagine a world where nuclear power is replaced by solar panels and wind generators. Where renewable energy sources are the main source of energy. Where oil is no longer considered a necessity. Where combustion engine cars are replaced with electric vehicles or other zero emission vehicles. And public transportation is supported as a reasonable alternate means of transportation in every major city.

I imagine a world where the leaders of all governments think about their actions and resolutions on every item and what the long-term effect may be. And when they think about the long term, they think beyond their own life, or the life span of their children. They think about the effect to the seventh generation. It takes careful consideration, and no action should be so short sighted to only think of the next year or five.

I imagine a world where the goals of the world are considered, instead of the goals of a particular company.

I imagine that talks about ending racism and discrimination make headline news. And I even imagine a time when those talks end because there no longer any need for them.

I imagine a world where women are treated as equal human beings in every country, and I mean truly equal.

I imagine a world where neighbors know each other by their first name, and don’t just find each other when disaster strikes.

I imagine a world where no individual needs to work more than 20 hours per week to live a good life. Where people have time to raise their own children instead of paying someone else. Where there’s enough time in the day to create, participate in community activities, or to continue learning.

I imagine a world where every child is wanted and well taken care of. Where there isn’t a need to have more than 2 children and the population growth as a whole slows to a halt.

I imagine a world where people talk to each other with intelligence and understanding, instead of degrading simplicity or arrogance. Where the news media gives us the facts and several differing opinions, so each individual can make up their own mind.