Topic 16 of 42: Becoming a Peacemaker
Sun, Jun 14, 1998 (13:59) |
Bernie Glassman (glassman)
10 responses total.
Topic 16 of 42 [cultures]: Becoming a Peacemaker
Response 1 of 10: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Mon, Jun 15, 1998 (12:36) * 2 lines
At my daughter's Montessori school, they have a silk rose called the peace rose. Whenever two children get in a disagreement, another child can go get the peace rose and give it to them. They each take a turn holding the rose and telling their side of the story; they can't be interrupted or challenged. Then they arrive at a compromise and the rose goes back into its vase. It's pretty cool to ask your child what she did at school that day and hear her answer, "I was a peacemaker between Jenny and Tedd
."
Topic 16 of 42 [cultures]: Becoming a Peacemaker
Response 2 of 10: Bill Atwood (batwood) * Sat, Jun 20, 1998 (20:15) * 11 lines
hi everybody. not sure what to do in this place. pressed the "Help" button
but got a popup saying "Netscape is unable to locate the server:
www.spring.com
guess i'll have to help myself ;-)
so what's for dinner? hope i'm not too late.
actually i'm moving and should be packing boxes rather than engaging
in this avoidance behavior so i guess i'll be going for now.
lest someone suggests this post is not on-topic...i surely agree.
just can't help myself. can't get help. hopeless situation. hopeless.
love and freedom
, bill
Topic 16 of 42 [cultures]: Becoming a Peacemaker
Response 3 of 10: wer (KitchenManager) * Sat, Jun 20, 1998 (23:33) * 1 lines
Evening, Bill! What kind of help were you looking for?
Topic 16 of 42 [cultures]: Becoming a Peacemaker
Response 4 of 10: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Jun 21, 1998 (09:16) * 1 lines
Just moved myself. Welcome!
Topic 16 of 42 [cultures]: Becoming a Peacemaker
Response 5 of 10: Bill Atwood (batwood) * Sun, Jun 21, 1998 (22:48) * 7 lines
"Evening, Bill! What kind of help were you looking for?"
don't remember. actually i'm the kind of guy that wanders
on the lot, kicks the tires, takes it for a spin around the
block, and then complains about the tinny radio. among
the many other things i be and do...one of which is _not_,
thus far, breathing life into this <conference?>
how about it folks? any questions?
Topic 16 of 42 [cultures]: Becoming a Peacemaker
Response 6 of 10: Riette Walton (riette) * Tue, Jun 23, 1998 (16:40) * 1 lines
I've got a question - what does 'batwood' refer to ? . . .The wandering or the spin?
Topic 16 of 42 [cultures]: Becoming a Peacemaker
Response 7 of 10: Bill Atwood (batwood) * Fri, Jun 26, 1998 (00:02) * 4 lines
> I've got a question - what does 'batwood' refer to ? . . .The wandering or the spin?
i could give you an answer...but it would be wrong
Topic 16 of 42 [cultures]: Becoming a Peacemaker
Response 8 of 10: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Jun 26, 1998 (00:28) * 1 lines
aw, go ahead...
Topic 16 of 42 [cultures]: Becoming a Peacemaker
Response 9 of 10: Riette Walton (riette) * Fri, Jun 26, 1998 (01:56) * 1 lines
It's not the wrong or right that counts, Batman, but how you put it. So, go on, we're all eyes . . .
Topic 16 of 42 [cultures]: Becoming a Peacemaker
Response 10 of 10: Maggie (sociolingo) * Mon, Jul 2, 2001 (01:25) * 8 lines
The following is written by Sri Eknath Easwaran. You can read the rest of the article on peacemaking at http://www.innerself.com/Relationships/Peacemaking.htm
Trusting Is Peaceful
Simply to understand this is a great step in the right direction, where we do not sit back and bemoan our irrational "animal" behavior, but accept that our nuclear-threatened world is an expression of our way of thinking and feeling. The terrible dilemma which we face is the ultimate result of our mode of life, our motivation, the kind of relationships we have cultivated with other countries, our whole philosophy of life.
Here again is Martin Luther King, Jr.: "I refuse to accept the idea that the "illness" of man's present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the "oughtness" that forever confronts him...I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of nuclear destruction. I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality."
In this presumably sophisticated world, it is considered naive to be trusting. In that case I am proud to say that I must be one of the most naive people on earth. If someone has let me down a dozen times, I will still trust that person for the thirteenth time. Trust is a measure of your depth of faith in the nobility of human nature, of your depth of love for all. If you expect the worst from someone, the worst is what you will usually get. Expect the best and people will respond: sometimes swiftly, sometimes not so swiftly, but there is no other way.
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