John Lennon & Yoko Ono: WAR IS OVER! (If You Want It)

http://imaginepeace.com/warisiover

December 8, 2007
I miss you, John. 27 years later, I still wish I could turn back the clock to the Summer of 1980. I remember everything - sharing our morning coffee, walking in the park together on a beautiful day, and seeing your hand stretched to mine - holding it, reassuring me that I shouldn't worry about anything because our life was good.

I had no idea that life was about to teach me the toughest lesson of all. I learned the intense pain of losing a loved one suddenly, without warning, and without having the time for a final hug and the chance to say, "I love you," for the last time. The pain and shock of that sudden loss is with me every moment of every day. When I touched John's side of our bed on the night of December 8th, 1980, I realized that it was still warm. That moment has haunted me for the past 27 years - and will stay with me forever.

Even harder for me is watching what was taken away from our beautiful boy, Sean.
He lives in silent anger over not having his Dad, whom he loved so much, around to share his life with. I know we are not alone. Our pain is one shared by many other families who are suffering as the victims of senseless violence. This pain has to stop.

Let's not waste the lives of those we have lost. Let's, together, make the world a place of love and joy and not a place of fear and anger. This day of John's passing has become more and more important for so many people around the world as the day to remember his message of Peace and Love and to do what each of us can to work on healing this planet we cherish.

Let's: Think Peace, Act Peace, and Spread Peace. John worked for it all his life.
He said, "there's no problem, only solutions." Remember, we are all together.
We can do it, we must. I love you!

Yoko Ono Lennon
8 December 2007

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  News & Politics

[SavingPrivateBob]

I finally stopped doing all the drugs. I listened to this song while taking a walk down a foresty pathway, with the beautiful Wintery-weather. A dog followed me out of nowhere, so I walked/played with it. I think I've found peace. I'm in love with life!

[OongawaBwana]

John also said the best way to respond to the corruption and political insanity is with humor, not violence. They know how to play the game, violence, and it's easy for them to recognize you and shoot you.  But they don't know how to react to humor, and peaceful humor is the best response.

[Daniel Blowes]

Endearingly naive; we must defend ourselves against despotism, fascism, communism at all costs and with all means..

[filmmakerJS]

This description made me cry, Yoko I love you and you are such a great role model to have young women everywhere, including myself to look up to

[A. Okhi Irawan]

#Today 20th March in #1969, the phenomenon #Lennon & #Yoko were vows for better & worst and happily being married-couple in #Gibraltar. Long live the legacy.

[Tom Mc O'Boogie]

Nothing can express how i felt when i heard that John Lennon had died back in 1980, and as a double whammy the shock of how he died, and that's not even to mention the reasons, it was like the door had slammed shut on the peace and love movement of the 60's & 70's, i can't begin to imagine the pain and sorrow Yoko and her son Sean had to experience, we all miss John that's true, and even though we loved him and his attributes, only those who lost their loved ones are gonna really feel it.

[KORINNE L]

Hi Yoko! I love this video and thanks for sharing it!!! Awesome!!!!

[SAEZ Virginia]

Thank you for sharing rare images of John :)

[veryphonics]

Nulla in mundo pax sincera

[ilovelife721]

such a powerful idea !

[mayleona93]

I love you Yoko!!! Fell in love with you and John's music before I heard of The Beatles!