chris, i've been asking myself the same question. yes, the passion and commitment is unbelievable. i'm watching it scare the hell out of us. i sense that it is working on many of us, even if at an unconscious level, "what am i willing to die for? do these folks have more faith and conviction than i do?"
i've also found it puzzling how time and time again, even in the midst of televised prayers, our leaders in the U.S. are referring to these "cowardly acts" done by the terrorists. this adjective "cowardly" is forced into their phrases with strange tones. ...the way i understand it, the reason why the U.S. bombs, in many instances from altitudes relatively high, is to reduce the chances of our pilots getting shot down. we are fully aware that bombing from high altitudes means greater possibilities that innocent civilians are going to die. we avoid sending ground troops as much as we can because it risks lives of our military, even though we know it, as opposed to bombing, can save lives of civilians. should we be so insistant on calling the actions of others cowardly? i'm with you, chris, there are things that we need to study and observe here to improve our abilities in advancing a higher good. john _________________________________________________________________ Téléchargez MSN Explorer gratuitement à l'adresse http://explorer.msn.fr/intl.asp * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
