I so agree with the reoccurring theme of Malaise. We see it repeated over and over throughout history. My question is: How long do we try to see the "other person" and try to come to common ground when so many many people are suffering? That was the question prior to all the wars in the last century, it is the same question today. How long must we try to utilize the force of a better argument before we turn our focus on the force of help and assistance to those who are oppressed and suffering?
Great question, Alice. Yes, over and over, every generation must struggle against the malaise in the form it takes. Ignorance must always be opposed. And sometimes opposing it with understanding and compassion alone are insufficient. When we are attacked, we must defend. Ultimately, evil must not only be opposed, it must be defeated. Then we high-minded people, yes us, the ones who do not want to be pulled down into the gritty world of the opposites, find ourselves there unwillingly. I have never been put in a life-or-death situation where I must defend or die. So, I will not allow myself to “talk bravely” here. The question I ask myself now is, Could I fight with a heart of goodness? I can only hope so. I believe in the human spirit. I believe that many have fought and died and somehow maintained that good spirit. Else it could not have been handed down to us.
I so agree with the reoccurring theme of Malaise. We see it repeated over and over throughout history. My question is: How long do we try to see the "other person" and try to come to common ground when so many many people are suffering? That was the question prior to all the wars in the last century, it is the same question today. How long must we try to utilize the force of a better argument before we turn our focus on the force of help and assistance to those who are oppressed and suffering?
Great question, Alice. Yes, over and over, every generation must struggle against the malaise in the form it takes. Ignorance must always be opposed. And sometimes opposing it with understanding and compassion alone are insufficient. When we are attacked, we must defend. Ultimately, evil must not only be opposed, it must be defeated. Then we high-minded people, yes us, the ones who do not want to be pulled down into the gritty world of the opposites, find ourselves there unwillingly. I have never been put in a life-or-death situation where I must defend or die. So, I will not allow myself to “talk bravely” here. The question I ask myself now is, Could I fight with a heart of goodness? I can only hope so. I believe in the human spirit. I believe that many have fought and died and somehow maintained that good spirit. Else it could not have been handed down to us.