I dreamed a dream of a world where women had the power. A world, where they were the heads of governments, spiritual leaders and held the highest positions in all countries. Men led peaceful and full lives, using their physical strength and intelects to create, teach and nurture because there were no wars and conflicts were solved amicably…

Today, when we hear the news on TV or listen to the radio we are constantly ‘bombed’with the images of soldiers or terrorists – men with guns fighting for money and power – and we listen to news about the war somwhere far away, we listen to emotionless voices referring to us the numbers of killed and wounded and we don’t care … until we hear a familiar name and find out that there is a ‘real’ threat to ourselves. Then we are looking around trying to find someone to blame and there is always a ‘friendly’ politian to direct our eyes in the ‘right’ direction which is always away from him. There is always a ‘friendly’ reporter who doesn’t want to make money or career reporting the news (the longer the better) no! They all want to tell us their very objective truth…

The truth is that there is always someone to blame, an easy target, someone who is different because they look different, dress different, talk different or think different. Very often the victims of hate crime are women and girls! Why? Because they are fisically weaker and therefore pose no threat to, in most cases, men who abuse them verbally. These women are also often accompanied by their children, who are often very young. Do you expect to be verbally abused when you go shopping with your family? Do you expect to hear people calling you names and swearing at you when you are strolling in the part? Some of my friends experience that because of their appearance. I have experienced that because of my country of origin. The real reason for this kind of behaviour however is ignorance and the fear it creates.

The fear clouds our judgement and we lose perspective on things. The best example are recent events that have left thousands of people terrified and confused. Who are the attackers? Why are they hurting people? We can be certain of one thing – we don’t have the required ‘security clearance’ to find out but the masters of puppets are pulling the strings and we are all suffering one way or another because of that.

I dreamed a dream of a just and compassionate society called a human race, where everyone was equal and there was no money or power and every person regardless of age and abilities was equally respected…