There is no war. There is no struggle. There is no constant threat of death and annihilation.
There is only this.
This is what defines us. This is how we will have a place in history books. Not by lofty ideals and pre-ordained destinies.
This will be our salvation.
This shows in how a son looks at his father. In how one friend smiles at another. In how a dying woman fights not to save her own life, but the lives of others.
This fills our minds, saturates our hearts, guides our hands.
This is in every person, every thing, every speck and molecule.
This is all around us.
And yet it only flickers, only shows itself briefly and every once and a while.
We still have animosity, betrayal, resentment, jealousy and uncertainty.
But this will cause it all to be forgiven.
This burns the brightest of all.
Because there are some things that cannot be vanquished. This is bigger than everything.
Our world was destroyed by hate.
Our lives will be rebuilt by this.
-finis