Anything can be turned into positive energy

             I watched Charter for Compassion and found it not only very compelling but a breath of fresh air. The short video was about religions showing their peaceful and kind sides and being depicted as that, rather than angry and violent (which we see so often in the media). People in the video spoke of kindness they had received or witnessed. The Baha'i are peaceful people even though different groups around them are extremely brutal and show no mercy to them.

             Baha'u'llah is at the center of this peaceful idea "In these letters, Baha'u'llah both proclaims his mission and claims and also advises the rulers of the world on how to arrange their affairs so as to bring peace and improve the condition of their subjects." p. 102. Even though the Baha'i are persecuted and thrown into prison (where Baha'u'llah was when he wrote the letters) Baha'u'llah cares for other groups who worship different things than he does, he cares enough to write to very powerful leaders (the pope and Napoleon III were mentioned) about how to improve their followers' lives and how to bring peace. There isn't anything in it for him he simply does it to help.

               Many people in Baha'u'llah's place would want to punish other's and be vengeful but he uses his energy for good and spreading kindness, something people could learn from. It amazes me how many people do hurtful and bad things to others for no reason and here is a group of people who have had terrible atrocities happen to them and they keep on going trying to spread peace.