Where's the Love?

In case you missed the movie, (Taking Woodstock) the book, (The Road to Woodstock) or the massive amounts of commemorative merchandise in stores, (I picked up some peace sign paper plates at Target) America just celebrated the 40th anniversary of Woodstock.

This 3 day festival of peace, love and music is well documented and has become mythic in our culture. You didn't have to be there to feel like you kind of know what it was like to be there.

One thing that is not well known is that Sri Swami Satchidananda, known as the guru of Woodstock, opened the festival "with blessings and a call to a higher purpose." "The whole world is watching you" he told the crowd, and "is going to know what the American youth can do for humanity. America is helping everybody in the material field, but the time has come for America to help the whole world with spirituality also."

Although Woodstock was ostensibly about peace, love and music it is probably best remembered for sex, drugs and rock and roll. Not that there's anything wrong with that. But, it's been 40 years. What do we have to show for all that talk about peace and love? Where's the peace? Where's the love?

It's in you.