Category: Inspirational

Just wanted to share some of this poetry from this book “in title line” with you. Thought u’d appreciate like I do:

Sending

I’m sending a check to my mom so she can go to a
better college.
I’m sending a peace flag to Iraq.

I’m sending food and food stamps to the poor.
I’m sending my mom and dad home from work to rest
because they work too much.

I’m sending education to the world,
and homes to the poor.

I’m sending strength to the disabled,
and responsibility to the youth.

I’m sending light to the night.
I’m sending my neighborhood art
because it needs to be colorful.

And I’m sending my neighborhood peace.

-Peter Amaya, 12.

The Healing

With my healing hands I will cure
every disease in the world,
so people won’t have to worry.

With my healing hands I will erase
racism, prejudice, and sexism,
turn them into three more stars
in the sky.

-Susan Sandoval, 13

The Sweater

A sweater washed away by the rain
settled near a front porch
where an old woman lived.

When the sun rose
the woman came out and found the sweater
and took it inside.

She said to herself
that the sweater had sheltered other people
from the harsh weather of the past,
so she washed and fixed it

the sweater came from the wool
of a sheep.
It warmed the sheep, she thought, and people too,
and many journeys carried the sweater to her.
Now the old sweater was ready
for another journey.

-Jorge Pacheco, 13

I just learned about Angad Singh. He reminds me of Sukh!
Inspirational 13 year Old Angad Singh is truly making the world a better place through the short documentary “One Light”. In the film, Angad reaches out to his neighbors and community in suburban Atlanta Georgia to share himself as a Sikh and learn about them as well. The mission is to connect with them – drawing on similarities, and inspiring everyone to take baby steps in the direction of making this world a friendlier place by education, connection and inspiration.

Angad states that “After sharing our backgrounds and beliefs with each other we were thrilled to find that even though we were rooted in different parts of the world, practiced different religions, we had so much in common in terms of family and faith values, love for humanity, nature and animals”.

The idea is to celebrate what binds us together and not dwell into what divides us

His inspiration – Guru Nanak who traveled 25,000 miles on foot and reached out millions of people to impart the message of One God, One Humanity, thus the concept of One Light.

Angad states that he is taking baby steps in the direction of making this world a better place and asks do you plan to take a step to make this world a friendlier place ?” To learn more and watch his film visit http://onelightthefilm.blogspot.com/.

“One Light” will also be screened at The Spinning Wheel Film Festival (SWFF) in Hollywood, which celebrates the stories of Sikhs worldwide, and brings diverse interpretations of their culture, identity and history to the screen.

This year’s festival kicks off on Nov 17 at the Writers and Guild Theatre, Beverly Hills, California. For more information visit www.spinningwheelcalifornia.com