Wow, this is what I needed to read on this sad morning before the Sun has risen.
When will humanity learn that War is obsolete?
Recently I heard a Bedouin doctor from Southern Israel speaking on Zoom and saying the issue is to divide between those who believe violence is the answer and those who aspire for another way.
Not until women become the world’s leaders, as rightfully they should! More advanced than men on the phylogenetic scale, they are eminently more qualified to do just that. My Long ago returned screenplay depicts the story well.
This is truth. So sad what is happening in this world. Killing is never the answer. The horrors being perpetrated on innocent people are not acceptable. Humanity has shown the atrocities it is capable of doing once again. 💔
Do or die.... face and tame the damaged and maligned beast within and we have the new found sense and freedom bring understanding and acceptance. Never lie down and die without having done the best to be your best first...
It's always beasts on thrones and those that wannabe on thrones who wield their swords without a thought or care of innocence that leaves a bloody footprint on the earth where once a child might dance and sing but now lies buried under tiny stones for childrens' loss or speechless stones that once sought love and longed for peace. We are doing this all wrong.
Exquisite! Thank you. It is frightening how our beliefs can become so violent as we attempt to adhere and protect our "truths." Even something as small scale as a conversation between two friends can surprise me with its violent outcome.
But how many people are brave enough to do this? This is not just saying "stop war." This is a call to leave all you hold dear, all you believe in, the only home you have ever known. It's pretty when applied to another, but would you do it yourself? Would you leave all you are behind to save a child you don't know? Would you choose to commune with the dead and leave the life and love you know? These are all the things that people fight for...I think the majority would not.
Wow, this is what I needed to read on this sad morning before the Sun has risen.
When will humanity learn that War is obsolete?
Recently I heard a Bedouin doctor from Southern Israel speaking on Zoom and saying the issue is to divide between those who believe violence is the answer and those who aspire for another way.
Not until women become the world’s leaders, as rightfully they should! More advanced than men on the phylogenetic scale, they are eminently more qualified to do just that. My Long ago returned screenplay depicts the story well.
Beloved Kentucky farmer, writer/poet, peace activist Wendell Berry never falls short in the pursuit of Truth.
Berry always expresses the most profound wisdom in the simplest, most accessible manner... Thank you for sharing! 🙏☺️
This is truth. So sad what is happening in this world. Killing is never the answer. The horrors being perpetrated on innocent people are not acceptable. Humanity has shown the atrocities it is capable of doing once again. 💔
outstanding .. challenging & graceful.. simple
must attempt to attain this level of expression
or at least try ..
Do or die.... face and tame the damaged and maligned beast within and we have the new found sense and freedom bring understanding and acceptance. Never lie down and die without having done the best to be your best first...
It's always beasts on thrones and those that wannabe on thrones who wield their swords without a thought or care of innocence that leaves a bloody footprint on the earth where once a child might dance and sing but now lies buried under tiny stones for childrens' loss or speechless stones that once sought love and longed for peace. We are doing this all wrong.
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Thanks. It chimes in with what I've been writing about.
So sad and so true. 😢
Exquisite! Thank you. It is frightening how our beliefs can become so violent as we attempt to adhere and protect our "truths." Even something as small scale as a conversation between two friends can surprise me with its violent outcome.
Amen
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes.
Thanks for this, Erik.
Pray and campaign for peace. No action or thought is too much when striving for the survival of humanity. Thank you. Love you all.
Here we go, found it
it is Psalm 20:7
New International Version
7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
Just to be clear, and sorry, but,
I absolutely believe that
we are in the "some"
that trust in our chariots.
Til that trust changes, we will always, always always fight.
Oh thank you, thank you. Wendell Berry speaks my heart.
But how many people are brave enough to do this? This is not just saying "stop war." This is a call to leave all you hold dear, all you believe in, the only home you have ever known. It's pretty when applied to another, but would you do it yourself? Would you leave all you are behind to save a child you don't know? Would you choose to commune with the dead and leave the life and love you know? These are all the things that people fight for...I think the majority would not.