Hello and welcome everyone! This is Khalilah Ramirez, peace dancer and wholly devoted crew member on our ‘spaceship’, Earth. This Week In Peace is a humble column read by a growing number of citizens in our world. Perhaps I don’t know the names of the people or the people themselves personally, but it is exciting to connect anonymously and spiritually here in cyberspace.
The Dance Of Peace took place at the San Jose Rep art rocks this day. Upon approaching the location, there was a homeless man on the benches with his cart and belongings. The area was strewn with debris and discards from the cart. It resembled chaos. This is an official Dance of Peace location, but there was 8% of my persona that wanted to leave and launch the performance elsewhere. It seemed like a distraction, the situation with the homeless man and the trash and the noise and whatnot.
This is where Divine guidance took over and spoke saying, “No. The Dance of Peace is for all people. Not just for clean and tidy folks with a proper mailing address.” The Dance of Peace is eager to heed useful guidance. Compliance was needed. The location was set.
Moments later, a crew of five students all holding cameras crossed the street. They seemed to be looking for items of interest to photograph as a team. Immediately, the group spied the man with his cart and began to take his photo. The man covered his face and belongings with a coat and blanket, apparently not wanting to be documented. I observed all of this from my post and began sending the energy of universal peace towards the man and the students. The group eventually moved on without incident. It was a relief that all of this was carried out in peace!
From here the Dance of Peace continued in the usual way. People stopped and watched regularly, staying for a while and smiling. Some said thank you as they moved on. Another group of youth, this time with bikes came by, dismounted and sat nearby. They watched in complete silence ans stillness. It is wonderful to see young people showing interest in the spirit of peace and to offer their attention! Then, unexpectedly, the aforementioned homeless man approached bearing gifts. It was a lit white candle burning alongside two Nag Champa incense sticks. He placed it on the platform without speaking, somewhat like an offering one might leave at an altar. I was speechless over this. Burning white candles is ethereal , an element that I have always wanted to add to the Dance of Peace. Fear has kept me from doing it. This man possessed no such fear of hovering security or reprimands from the authorities. At the end of the hour, I went over to him to say thank you. By this time, he had set up an entire shrine there on the bench! The display of items was impressive and beautiful including statues of the Buddha, the sacred pentagram, candles, books and prayer beads. We became coworkers in the pursuit of inner peace through these actions. He was moved to make a spiritual display for all to see. He accepted my thanks with a smile and we parted ways richer in life. All of this really happened! It was a glorious victory for the Dance of Peace to encourage at least one soul in the energy of Divine Peace.
Thanks for reading and see you out there!
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