Writing is not a fight
\nIt is rather a light<\/p>\n
Created in one\u2019s mind
\nalways to serve Humankind<\/p>\n
In writing your intention is exposed
\nand your message is proposed<\/p>\n
Since writing is a light
\nLet\u2019s use to delight<\/p>\n
Since writing is a deep creation
\nLet\u2019s enhance it in education<\/p>\n
Through writing illuminating ideas may endure
\nSo let\u2019s never create writing that may be obscure<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s think of writing as a type of cultural and political power
\nBut let\u2019s also think of it as a most beautiful type of flower<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s use our writing creativity for Nonkilling Peace
\nand through our writing plead for all forms of killing to cease
\n___________________________<\/p>\n
Francisco Gomes de Matos, Ph.D. is an applied peace linguist from Recife, Brazil. He has degrees in Languages, Law, and Linguistics. He is Professor Emeritus at the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco where he is active in the Dom H\u00e9lder Camara Human Rights Commission. He is one of the pioneers in Linguistic Rights (author of 1984 <\/em>Plea for a Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights) and in the emerging area of Peace Linguistics. Currently he is President of the Board, Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Brasil Am\u00e9rica (www.abaweb.org). <\/em>He can be reached at fcardosogomesdematos@gmail.com.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Writing is not a fight
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