Terror in Paris

Some say the world will end in fire,

Some say in ice.

From what I’ve tasted of desire

I hold with those who favor fire.

But if it had to perish twice,

I think I know enough of hate

To say that for destruction ice

Is also great

And would suffice.

 (Robert Frost 1920)

I don’t know what to wright right now. How is this possible? Why is hatred so present and love lost? Thou shalt not kill! Love thy neighbor! «We’re all human, aren’t we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving» (Kingsley Shacklebolt, J. K. Rowling).

We cannot let hate win! We must not let people think that some lives are worth more than others!

«We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided. [Terrorist’s] gift for spreading discord and enmity is very great. We can fight it only by showing an equally strong bond of friendship and trust. Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open» (Dumbledore’s speech, J. K. Rowling).

So wake me up (before) it’s all over!

« … grant me the strength to accept the things I can’t do anything about, have courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference» (Francis of Assisi).

It can be hard to accept that some things can’t be “fixed”, if you experience something unfair.

If someone treats you or other bad it can be hard to let go of it. 

In addition, it can be difficult to dare to change the things you can actually do something about. The easiest resort can also be to stay silent or pull away, but there is no always a good solution. Some things that irritates and bothers me are "weathervane’s" (værhaner). They turn the way the wind blows. So people who always agree with the majority because they are too cowardly to stand up for what they really mean. Watching others being mistreated, or accept that they are badly treated themselves is not good.

«Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of [an evil leader]» (Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the goblet of fire, by J. K. Rowling).

The worst is perhaps when one is witnessing others being mistreated. To see injustice, and do nothing. 

«You must not sit in your snug home,

and say: That's sad, poor people!

You must not endure so very well,

the injustice that does not affect yourself!

I shout with my voice, the last breath,

you are not allowed to go and forget!»

(Arnulf Øverland 1936, You must not sleep).

It is also a challenge to distinguish between what one can do something about, and what you just have to let be as it is. It benefits no one to hold on to things that are impossible to change.

Therefore, I think these quotes are a great inspiration.