Every time I have opened a news web page this morning I have seen a different picture of a bloodied child carried by a horror-struck adult.
I'm struck with horror myself, and thinking...I care about holiday weekend traffic? I worry about hockey?
But on the other hand, what can I do, except read the articles and feel sick?
These huge and violent situations...not my issues, not my struggles. I have no ideas at all how they can be solved, unless you count "everybody just stop killing anybody." Is that hopelessly naive? I feel hopeless. I don't expect to ever see a time without news photographs of horrified adults holding bloodied children.
This gnawed at me all day today.
I don't have any answers, but a thought went through my mind late this afternoon...actually, words to a song we sang in church when I was a kid and still went to church.
Let peace begin with me,
Let this be the moment now;
With every step I take,
Let this be my solemn vow:
To take each moment and live each moment
In peace eternally.
Let there be peace on earth
And let it begin with me.
All I can do is my best to do no more harm, in my own small ways.
Posted by Nic at September 3, 2004 05:49 PMI followed this story closely, and this morning at work I was near tears when I heard how it was ending. During the drive home (1/2 day) I could best be described as enraged.
Like you, I personally hope to be a more peaceable person, but at the same time my heart is hardening towards these groups and the "civilian" populations that support them.
Posted by: Ted at September 3, 2004 08:31 PMI understand, and it was actually when Saddam Hussein was captured that I decided that I want to make the conscious and concerted effort to do the very difficult thing and work to feel compassion even for those who do evil things...because there's enough hate already.
I'm struggling with it just as much now as I was in December, believe me.
(My rambling thoughts from then are here:http://www.ratinabox.com/shoes/000230.html)
Posted by: nic at September 3, 2004 09:51 PMI feel the same way. How can anyone have so much hatred to hurt those children. It's awful and very sad.
Posted by: Sweety at September 4, 2004 01:55 PM