When I look at the following pictures I think it's sad, nothing has changed ! The revolution and the cries for peace have vanished in the air. The hippies who wanted to change the world and protest against wars, became just like their parents, Mum, Dad, kids, house, job all honest and quiet people. Only the music has changed. Back then, parents heard piano music and violin while we their children, and our children still listen to the Beatles, Elvis, Rollings Stones etc.
Those who in their 20th or younger fought for peace and against war, live more or less today like their parents did, and are meanwhile grandparents too !
What is left of the youth revolution 50 years ago?
The fashion that keeps coming back, the music, but the peace hasn't come, there is still war around. Our parents survived (or not) WWII, we don't have World Wars anymore, we have now to fight against an unknown Virus who has locked down the whole world.
That has never happened.
Lockdown phase 2.2
linking to Linda.G. Hills One liner Wednesday - Peace
It is sad. The practicalities wear people down as they leave their youthful ideals behinds. I love the second slogan.
ReplyDeleteWe, humans, are quite helpless. We cannot change the world, just as we cannot change the climate now. We only think we can.
ReplyDeleteI believe in God as the Omnipotent power, and this makes me less naive, less believing in slogans.
I'm too young to remember the Hippie movement. Would love for some type of change in the world but injustices will be around forever.
ReplyDeleteWhile countries still want to put themselves first and not think of others it's hard to see how we will ever truly have peace or combat world problems.
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