You Are Cordially
Invited
Panel discussion and Public Forum
Together, We Build a Better Toronto
2nd Forum
in a series hosted by the
Truth-Compassion-Forbearance
Advocacy Society (TCFAS)
Attend the Forum and Share
your Thoughts
Prevent Hate in our community;
Stop Violence in our community;
Build up better relationships with Police
to Stop Crime;
What Government Officials can do to Help
Together We Will Make A Difference
Council
Chamber,
To register for speaking time, or for more information
please contact us.
Email: tcf_forum@rogers.com
Phone:
416-332-2841
Fax: 416-332-0989
RSVP (by
noon , Monday April 12, 2004 )
Refreshments &
entertainment: courtesy of Friends of Falun Gong & Lian
Hua Arts Group
Reception starts at
Together We Build a Better Toronto
Away From Violence and
Hatred
Embraced with Compassion and Tolerance
Gangs, guns, drugs and violence,
Where are they from?
Prejudice, discrimination, lies and hatred,
Why do they sound so familiar?
Oh this heart-felt pain!
Don’t want to remember it. Don’t want to touch it.
The battle with life that I tried to fight… is it coming back?
The paradise in my dream… is it becoming hell?
Don’t say,
“I am too little. I’ll be safer when I’m
behind a shut door.”
Bullets have penetrated walls.
Innocent people have died without knowing
why.
Don’t say,
“I stand aloof from the world.”
Hatred will command them to turn your ancestors’ tombstones,
and even the spirits of the dead will find it hard to rest.
Break the silence,
Say NO to all!
Stand tall. Step forward and say,
“What can I do to stop all this?”
Looking back in time through half-forgotten memories…
We once were kind to each other.
Parents loved their children, and neighbours trusted each other.
Recalling stories heard from yesterday…
We are blessed with God’s gracious gifts.
When Mother Earth is tenderly embraced,
In turns
People will be rewarded with good crops and greeted by long-lasting blooms.
How can I take this scale and balance it?
One more bit of compassion in my heart
will lead to
One less bit of hatred in someone else's.
When everyone’s heart is filled with one more bit of tolerance,
Our world will be brighte
Oh, when everyone’s heart is filled with sincerity,
The ugly and helpless happenings won't dare to come near us.