Rose Petals for Peace on August 21

Can you think of a world without violence? Can you envision a world of peace? Can you see people surviving without bombs, missiles and guns? Would you like to see people afforded their own potential and dignity? Do you have plans for peaceful existence cavorting within your mind? Does your Utopia exist with freedom and justice?

My brother Mel and I have been struggling for the past 20 years with the trauma of our parents having become victims of a horrific double homicide. After many years I realized that I have always been doing a beautiful ritual for them on the anniversary of their death. Every year I remove the dried rose potpourri petals which sit in a glass container and replace them with a new batch. I am asking that you do the same ritual. Join me and my family every August 21st to help create a world in which my parent's untimely death could not have happened. Not by restrictions, but by creating a healthy society where violence would not be a daily occurrence and would not be considered a reasonable act or solution. Please set aside a container and fill it with rose potpourri on August 21st. Spend a minute contemplating peace. If you so desire make plans for peace to be implemented within the year. Renew your efforts every August 21st. Ask your family, friends and neighbors to also perform the same ritual in their home or come together as a group. Pass the ritual on to the next generation.

You can make copies of this letter.

The world over, people will be doing the same ritual as you in memory of my parents, Rose and Louis Feit.

Thank you,

Amber Barbara Grumet

P.S. Help to build a base of non-violent activism in planning a tranquil and harmonious reality!