The Way of the Warrior: Holding Space for The Fourfold Way

[Michael Herman]

dave,

i think the quote below could be a little out of context.  or at least i
do not understand your comment in relation to it.  i am in total
agreement with what you are saying in your comment.  the importance of
words is what i was getting at... so am now wanting to understand if you
are intending to underscore or to counter the point i was making here.
as i say, i think we are in agreement.  if, on the other hand, i've said
something that undermines our shared position, i want to be sure to
understand.  thanks, m



"(David Koehler)" wrote:

> In a message dated 9/24/01 12:07:47 PM Central Daylight Time,
> mherman at globalchicago.net writes:
>
>
>
>> .  i think i watched the planes and buildings come down on tuesday
>> and didn't *really* dismay until i heard cnn and others label the
>> whole thing "attack on america"... attack seems to demand
>> counterattack.
>
> michael, Harrison and everyone:
>
> The words we use are so important because they can convey emotion and
> feeling and actually lead us in our actions.  That's why I try to
> avoid using words that convey conflict or combat.  I understand and
> recognize the need and the right we have in bringing the perpetrators
> of 11 September to justice, and that this will not be without some
> bloodshed.  But in order to actually change hearts and minds
> (including our own) we are going to have to aggressively "wage
> peace."  (That's what Aine's monster story is all about.)
>
> Waging peace, which for me is active nonviolence, means doing the
> things that we should have been doing all along, like feeding people
> and providing medical care.

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