If you were the Vicar in the War of the Worlds Molly I wouldn't let to march down the Martians with your Bible (no heroism here, you'd have given our position away and I'd have shot you if necessary) ... but I know that's not what you mean. I think cosiness is an illusion we use to evade reality, whether through prayer or humour. This doesn't mean I don't want it at some appropriate moments. I always take Orn seriously by the way, otherwise I could never laugh at him! I'm pretty convinced that economics is at the root of much evil in the world - huge resources go unused or have to be bought from idle owners - and we are generally not educated to do much of what needs doing ourselves in communities. I do believe something a bit like prayer might help us get an understanding of this.
On 8 Oct, 09:21, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > what have you done recently to plant the seed of peace in yourself, > family, town, county, state, country, world? > > This is a very good question and requires a lot of thought. > > the seed of peace within me. I believe that true peace has to begin with > me,, I have no right to expect others to make the sacrifices that are needed > if I am unwilling to make them myself. The old song is very true, "Let there > be peace on earth and let it begin with me." . That means I have to be at > peace with who I am, what I believe and how I respond to my world. Then I > have to take the responsibility for who I am and what I do, with out > excuses. > > As for the rest ,, I can only do what is placed before me speaking out > against wrongs and trying to live life as a model for others to follow. Not > that I am very good at that. I just can try. > > As for success only history will tell > > Mean while I will continue chasing my creator, hopefully like a child > emulating their father. > Allan > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > so often do gooders aren't really looking for peace as much as > > attention. That mean green meme needs to work against, and creating > > conflict is their way of life. > > > There is much to examine in terms of peace and self defense but I > > suspect that if we can truly be peaceful in the way that we hold > > ourselves consciously in each moment, the need for self defense falls > > away. Of course, in the heat of the battle, truly holding our peace > > is allowing possibility for the moments to come, and is never easy. > > We are each left to find ways to do this that feel right for us. Your > > model might include a humorous exchange with Orn, while mine would be > > the Lord's prayer. Certainly, letting go of the bias we are taught is > > an important part of finding essential peace. > > -- > ( > ) > I_D Allan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
