[Grovenet] world-weary plea

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

I got a shock today that is reinforced reading this. 

I learned how I'm becoming desensitized to violence. 

I heard about the execution of several girls in an Amish school by a man who
then killed himself. The only clue he gave was that it was in revenge for
something that happened decades ago. 

I was shocked. Very shocked. 

But what disturbed me as much as I reflected on the tragedy was that I was
more shocked about that shooting than any other in the long litany of
schoolroom shootings we've had recently. 

Why? 

It was an Amish school - the center of peaceful behavior and neighborly
concern in their own little world. That's why.

What bothered me is that it shocked me more that the shootings in other
schools.

I'm becoming used to them. They are terribly sad. Terribly tragic. But I'm
getting used to hearing about them.

That's not good.

Ron D'Eau Claire 



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Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 7:46 PM
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Subject: [Grovenet] world-weary plea


Just for today.

Could we all just stop, all over the world, and look at the humanity in each
other's eyes? Greed, hatred, anger, fear and revenge are killing us all, and
perpetuating themselves with each bullet, each blow, each word of hate. 

It's so simple, and yet so hard. All we have to do is to stop. To think. To
understand that we are all equal as humans. To replace that selfish word or
deed with one that recognizes the dignity and worth of the "enemy", exactly
as they are in this moment in time. To take a millisecond to see from behind
the eyes of the "other." Until we all do that, the bombs will continue to
explode, the bullets to fly, the earth to be exploited. Fathers, mothers,
children, our beloved will continue to suffer and die at the hands of others
for no reason other than selfishness, greed, anger, and fear. 

Peace be with you all.

Just for today, and all days.

(Please feel free to forward this widely.)

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