This quote by Gandhi was part of Dalai Mama's latest blog at Wondertime. It supports my belief that if children grow up healthy and fed and loved, it is much less probable that hate will take root in their hearts.
"If we are to reach real peace in this world and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with children; and if they will grow up in their natural innocence, we won't have to struggle, we won't have to pass fruitless idle resolutions, but we shall go from love to love and peace to peace until at last all the corners of the world are covered with that peace and love for which consciously or unconsciously the whole world is hungering." - Gandhi, quoted in the book Above All, Be Kind.
Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Thursday, April 19, 2007
A Priest, a Rabbi and an Imam walk into a bar. . .
Well not quite, but if they did we might see more world peace.
I've recently been reading a book titled, "The Faith Club: A Muslim, A Christian, A Jew-- Three Women Search for Understanding" which is the diary of three women who sat down to write a children's book about the commonalities of their three faiths and ended up with a friendship that endured not only the discovery of differing faiths, but the dissection of their own and in turn a revelation of what each holds to be their own personal truth. It is a wonderful read that demonstrates just how similarly rooted our religions are, and how connected we all are as human beings in our search for that connection and guidance from something greater than ourselves.
One great thing I took from this book was the permission to question religion, including a quote, by an Episcopalian priest, "The opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty. It's okay to have doubt, everyone does." If we could all find the courage to ask these questions of ourselves and each other and listen to the answers provided without judgement, our earth could be a much more peaceful place.
I've recently been reading a book titled, "The Faith Club: A Muslim, A Christian, A Jew-- Three Women Search for Understanding" which is the diary of three women who sat down to write a children's book about the commonalities of their three faiths and ended up with a friendship that endured not only the discovery of differing faiths, but the dissection of their own and in turn a revelation of what each holds to be their own personal truth. It is a wonderful read that demonstrates just how similarly rooted our religions are, and how connected we all are as human beings in our search for that connection and guidance from something greater than ourselves.
One great thing I took from this book was the permission to question religion, including a quote, by an Episcopalian priest, "The opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty. It's okay to have doubt, everyone does." If we could all find the courage to ask these questions of ourselves and each other and listen to the answers provided without judgement, our earth could be a much more peaceful place.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
If there ever was a book to burn. . .
Mr. Simpson,
In response to your new book, "If I Did It, Here's How It Happened", I gather either you miss the spot light shining on your quickly balding head or you feel the need to purge your evil, maniacal, acidic, bowel-devouring, guilty conscience onto paper for us all to see, but there's really no need Mr. Simpson. We already know your story; we watched it on TV ten years ago and we're not interested in your self-serving re-run. If you really feel the need to put the pen to paper, why don't you write something we'd enjoy reading; like your own obituary.
Wholeheartedly,
Tiffany
P.S. Just wondering. . . . how do your kids feel about you writing how you would have killed their mother. . . you know, if you had done it.
In response to your new book, "If I Did It, Here's How It Happened", I gather either you miss the spot light shining on your quickly balding head or you feel the need to purge your evil, maniacal, acidic, bowel-devouring, guilty conscience onto paper for us all to see, but there's really no need Mr. Simpson. We already know your story; we watched it on TV ten years ago and we're not interested in your self-serving re-run. If you really feel the need to put the pen to paper, why don't you write something we'd enjoy reading; like your own obituary.
Wholeheartedly,
Tiffany
P.S. Just wondering. . . . how do your kids feel about you writing how you would have killed their mother. . . you know, if you had done it.
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