Another perspective from a friend and long time OS practitioner. Peggy
----- Original Message ----- From: "Prasad Kaipa" <[email protected]> > Dear friends: > Here are my reflections from what is happening in US. > > Only from a place of power can bring the peace not from a place of weakness. > It takes real courage to not just react but to step back and gain a larger > perspective. That way, you can include the enemy and the self as a system > and see the interconnectedness of each other. > > Somebody reminded me last night that while this dastardly act reminds us of > 'pearl harbor' let us reaction not create another Hiroshima and Nagasaki in > the world. > > Finally, if we are interconnected system, can we just keep thinking of our > interests limited to our country, our state, our family and myself? Or > should we begin to expand 'our' perspective to include people outside our > national boundaries, our religious philosophies and economic systems and > belief systems? If so, how do we do that? > > Peace does not generate from the same place as hatred. It does not emerge as > an autopilot response. It is a conscious choice that each of us have to make > every single time in every single situation. > > I am reminded of Gandhi who believed in non-violence so much that he died in > peace even when he was killed violently by a person who brought hate. > > What does it take for me to bring peace and forgiveness and a systems > perspective? What does it take for you? > > reflectively, > Prasad > > > > Prasad Kaipa (408) 871-0462 > CEO, SelfCorp (408) 871-0461 (Fax) > 268 E. Hamilton Avenue, Suite D [email protected] > Campbell, CA 95008-0239: http://www.selfcorp.com > * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
