mark: wonderful!! I could hear her giggling in the
background, and
you as well!!!
What a poignant contrast between
that sweet innocence and the
ugliness of national pride.
Bruce:
Or, for that matter, pride of
any kind --
out of the mouths
of babes, "and a little child
shall lead
them." What's your
granddaughter's name, Marilyn,
if I may
ask?
gv: why do we react? Consider that
for every antagonistic
and opinionated message
posted in this forum, there
are
innumerable contentious responses.
Marilyn: Are "we" (which includes the "I")
just aware of
the of these 'antagonistic' and 'opinionated'
messages
or do "we" judge and condemn
them--another
reaction to a reaction?
I watched the news this morning about the conflict in
Belfast.
There were some parents (Catholic ones) walking their
children
to school through the protestant section. The
protestants
were throwing things and hurling insults, and a pipe
bomb
went off; the children were
crying and screaming.
The Catholics do not see there is violence because
they "are" Catholic. The
protestants do not see there is violence
because they "are" protestant.
Each side thinks the other should
accept them as they are. Neither
side is willing to give up "being"
something--"Catholic" or
"protestant." Everybody can understand
the reason for the violence, but
nobody accepts the responsibility.
You can do whatever you will. My job is to see
clearly what it
is that I do.
gv: the proof is in the pudding. Ridicule and name-calling
and
irritable contentious behavior is not sweet innocence is
it? This
has nothing to do with what is yours or mine or Som's etc.
