Dear Tova and all you others that grief has struck, travelling to the USA on a boat, two days before we reached New York, JFK was assassinated. The joyous and light spirit instantly transformed into bottomless silence. Later, just a few miles from where I worked along the Mississippi, Martin Luther King was assassinated. Grief caused fury and violence in its wake. Then Olaf Palme.....Anna Lind... And many, many more all over the world that stood up against exploitation, dictators, war, censure.....fighting for justice, democracy, peace, freedom of speech.... What is our way of protecting the good, you ask. I have no answer. However, I do experience joy, hope, peacefullness, laughter, hard debate, action.....when in open space. So, thats what I got, thats what I can do, take part in os-events (this weekend in Berlin: Perspectives for Berlin, organized by the Green Party) and stay alert to opportunities to facilitate os-events (coming up: personnel development for university employees, voluntary work in church organisations, intercultural dialogue in Berlin....) So, in the meantime, I will stick to open space Love and hugs mmp
On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 22:09:50 +0200, Averbuch wrote: >Eva, Agnate S, Agnate F, Thomas, Eiwor - and all my/our dearest friends in >Sweden, >I want to stand there by you (even though somewhat late due to computers >shifts). Hold warmth and love at your service in your grief. >As a way of bringing my thoughts to you, the day of prime minister's Rabin >assassination came to mind.It was too hurtful to believe too shocking to >absorb. too soon, the wrong target. I believe this is also some of what we >all feel when the good is so threatened, killed, defited. >What is our way of protecting the good? I wander sometimes hopeful sometimes >doubtful. >again and again >my love to you all >Tova Averbuch >Israel Michael M Pannwitz boscop Draisweg 1 12209 Berlin, Germany FON +49 - 30-772 8000 FAX +49 - 30-773 92 464 www.michaelmpannwitz.de An der E-Gruppe "openspacedeutsch" für deutschsprechende open space-PraktikerInnen interessiert? Enfach eine mail an mich. * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
