From Al Jazeera: A woman inspects the destroyed house of Palestinian journalist Adel Zorob, killed in an Israeli bombing in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on December 19, 2023. [Mahmud Hams/AFP]
If only we could start all over again and walk a gentle path. Imagine a world free of wars, division, hatred and greed.
Written by John Lennon in 1971, the words are even more relevant today, in a world governed by monsters who have no respect for themselves or others, driven by power and greed, and what they can gain financially from the blood of innocents.
It would be nice if we could turn a new page and walk into 2026, unfettered and with a mind filled with love.
Laura always said, “See not with your eyes, but with your heart.” Maybe we should all try that.
Imagine there’s no heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us, only sky
Imagine all the people
Livin’ for today
Ah
Imagine there’s no countries
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion, too
Imagine all the people
Livin’ life in peace
You
You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world
You
You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will live as one
Laura Vanessa Nunes 