Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

"FLIES IN DISGUISETell me,Have you Really seen Flies in a child's eyes Or heard their hungry cries In the middle Of the night?Don't lie. You can protest all you want About peace And genocide,But unless you are willing To take beatings for your fights,Your display of trendy showmanship Simply ain't right. Go on,Carry your useless signs About an issue the world Already abhors,But it's TRUEHeartfelt actions That will prevent Suits and Senators From creating Any more wars."

"THE OLD MAN IN THE CORNERThe man in the corner Is dying with words He's crying to be heard His days are marked And his only ears are birds He knows the secret to peace And his experience bleeds and hurts Somebody stop and listen Before he departs the earth!Somebody write his thoughts Before he hits the turf!His eyes are closing their shutters And he just dropped his Beads and stick. His breath is leaving us. Please!Somebody hear him out quick!A little girl rushes to him and Picks up his cane of wood. The old man then turns to her And faintly whispers,"The key to peace is To always stay fair And be good."

"If we want truth and justice to rule our global village, there must be no hypocrisy. If there is no truth, then there will be no equality. No equality, no justice. No justice, no peace. No peace, no love. No love, only darkness."

"You are a valuable instrument in the orchestration of your own world, and the overall harmony of the universe."

"Colonialism is the mother of terrorism."

"Synergy is the only true way to world peace. Any sort of division will cripple the beast of unity."

"If you want to know what God thinks about any situation in the world, think like a parent."

"If achieving world peace and ending poverty were really genuine concerns to the majority, then they would have happened already by now. So, either people are not aware of their collective power, or their fears overpower their desires. The amount of money spent on the military-industrial complex in one year is more than enough to end hunger in Africa. Every problem on earth today has more than one solution. However, priorities are determined by values."

"WHO AM I?I have seven heavenly panels Leading up to a pointed sphere I’m multidimensional like a crystal And my center is never clear. I’m an inventor and pioneer. A mentor to my peers. But I'm not as sound as my shell reveals,Because I’m tormented by my fears -That may appear to be grounded But my insides are filled with tears. And the sadness is well-founded,From years and years Of traumatic experiences Compounded In the most demented Atmospheres. I talk but feel like nobody hears. Has reason disappeared?And, God, are you near?This is Giza’s 7th light force And I'm asking you to interfere. I can no longer walk amongst the blind and dead With open eyes and ears. I’m trying to maintain my sanity And to straighten up my veneer As I roll amongst the growing calamities Flowing on Earth’s severely trashed Frontier. Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun (2010)"

"If you find yourself engaged in an argument that only stirs anger in the heart, quickly make peace and carry on."

"Through understanding, people will be able to see their similarities before differences."

"Build bridges, not walls."

"Greet each man with peace, and leave each man with love. Ask yourself - One more enemy, or one more dove?"

"Always be good to yourself and others. Always do what is right even if doing something wrong is quicker, more rewarding or easier. Always put truth in your every word and action, and never ignore your conscience until you die."

"Do not focus too much on the east and forget the west. And do not ignore the south, to speak for the north. What happens in the east has effects in the north, as the west has in the south. And do not focus on one species and ignore the other. Or love your father but ignore your mother, or love your sister but ignore your brother. Do not forget each other. We are all part of each other. We are all one."

"Let us recognize that we are all part of each other. We are all human. We are all one."

"I am for true world peace and building a beautiful global garden for our children."

"MUSIC OF THE UNIVERSEWithout the orchestra of the universe,There would be no ether. And without its instrumentation By the ether, There would be no waves. And without any waves, There would be no sound. And without sound, There would be no music. And without music, There would be no life. And without a life force, There would be no matter. But it does not matter - Because what is matter, If there is no light?"

"Earth, water, fire, and wind. Where there is energy there is life."

"The truth is, there is good and bad in everybody, in every nation, in every race, and in every religion. To hear someone say that all the people that belong to a certain country, race, or religion are bad — is extremely untruthful and makes the person making the statement lose credibility right away. We are all flawed and even nature is flawed. Nobody is perfect, and no country, race or religion is perfect. Duality and polarity are imprinted in everything in nature — in all humans, and even within ourselves. For example, there are those who are ignorant, and those who are wise."