Peace, Truth, Justice and Mercy

[Julie Smith]

Dear Agneta,

You are the first to bring tears to my eyes.  Your courage strengthens mine.  Thank you.

Julie
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Agneta Setterwall 
  To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU 
  Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 11:31 PM
  Subject: Re: Peace, Truth, Justice and Mercy


  Thank you Eugenio. I have had the four voices talking inside since I read you message. I was also touched by your sharing of the overwhelming feeling you got when others responded. 
  I have until now been one of the silent readers of this list. It is so scary to take the risk and step foreward, to step into the ring and show the vulnurability. I sometimes think of it as a paradox that I, so concious of how dangerous groups could be, have chosen to work with groups and again and again taking that risks. 
  Thank you Julie Smith for what you said about us silent readers of the list! That helped me to write this. And thank you Dr. Edith Kohn for what you said about how difficult it could be to decide wether you had something to share on this list. 
  You are all so well formulated, and you expresses so many deep, wise thoughts and experiences. I have to fight the "who am I to..." and the inner demand that it should be so very very important and clever and special and... and... So, now I take the risk to talk in your presence, which I can feel. I am so glad that you all exist! I have to send this quick now, before the inner judges get me.
  Agneta Setterwall
  -- Original Message ----- 
    From: Eugenio Moliní 
    To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU 
    Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 9:44 PM
    Subject: Peace, Truth, Justice and Mercy


    A couple of years ago I was in a training for mediators called "Sustainable Reconciliation in divided societies". 
    Participants came from Chechenja, The Balcans, The African Great Lakes Region, Northern Ireland, ... and a majority of people like me from the western welfare societies. 
    One of the most impacting learnings was that for reconciliation to take place, four voices have to be heard and allowed to permeate all actions. Those are the voices of Peace, Truth, Justice and Mercy. 
    In the media and political speeches I hear the voice of Justice clear and loud, maybe the whispers of Truth.
    In this list/space I can read what Mercy and Peace have to say.
    Let´s keep the space open so that all four can be expressed and acted in the same Space and at the same Time.
    I pray that president Bush hears the four voices and allows them to permeate all the actions that he will have to order.
    My deepest condoleances to all those that are directly affected by this terrorist action and to all of us (and them whoever they are) that are too.
     
    Moliní - Managing Complexity
    Eugenio Moliní
    eugenio.molini at telia.com
    Mobil: +46 (0)70 5644668
    Brunbarsvagen 8
    11421 Stockholm
    Sverige
     

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