Instill wisdom in hearts of our young

The prayer of forgiveness that the Prince of Peace construed with his broken lips as he hung on the cross was the loneliest and most uncompromising prayer ever uttered. It accused us of not knowing what we are doing.

It is a stultifying reality that we must disclose the location of 9,000 nuclear weapons to the next generation and trust they will know what to do with them.

We do not want any more accidental killings of children by extremely expensive missiles.

As stated by Pakistani and Afghanistan military leaders who are allied with us, it could cause a billion Moslems to hate Americans for the next 200 years. Forgiveness will forge the path to peace. Nothing else will.

The United States must set the example by establishing a United States Peace Academy during the next presidential term. Leaders around the world must join together, speak for and seek peace with a heroic, unprecedented, well-timed and overwhelmingly effective united front.

Our immediate priority should be to elect leaders who will help us instill a legacy of wisdom and peace in the hearts of our children. It is their voices that will finally cry out as a single voice for peace and become a great healing wind across our wounded earth.

George E. Bedingfield

Arlington Heights