Peace has priorities … ( 07 / 26 / 2012 )
Peace has priorities … ( 07 / 26 / 2012 )
“ Every gun that is made , every warship launched , every rocket fired , signifies a theft from those who hunger and are not fed , from those who are cold and are not clothed .” ~ Dwight D . Eisenhower
We cannot remove the evil from others ’ hearts while choosing to see them as “ flawed ” or “ evil ” … Jesus himself said it best when he reminded us to remove the beam from our own eyes before we fight to remove the splinter from another ’ s … That “ beam ” is our arrogance that judges those splinters to be “ evil ”; it is the hubris that would have us correct others and thereby neglect our own atonements .
Indeed , the only way to remove the “ splinter ” of evil from others is to remember that the same are not innate character flaws — but rather are fearful responses to deep-seated wounds . After all , we do not attack a cancer victim and attempt to correct them . We recognize their illness and exude them gentle Compassion .
This is the only way to effectuate lasting Peace with the spiritually &/ or psychologically “ ill ” folks that our egos would incorrectly judge to be “ evil ” …
Please consider this wisdom gently … … and then please go forth and act accordingly .
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