AW: A Note from a Young Friend

Mon Aug 7 08:35:09 PDT 2006

Dear Dania and dear Harrison,

thank you both for sharing your thoughts.

I can imagine a lot of us are thinking about whether there is something
(more) everyone of us can do
 I tend to
 It is supporting to know there are
many, who will keep on going in the spirit of Open Space (people who are
part of the OS-community and others who never heard of Open Space) everyone
in her and his place of the world – and somewhere everything and everybody
is connected and every action will have an effect for all of us.

I hope our friends and fellows/neighbours in Israel, Palastine, Lebanon also
feel, they are not alone!
I wish them love and strength and courage and that they, too, do not feel
help- and hopeless.

Juliane

Juliane Ade, boscop eg
Hasenheide 9, 10 967 Berlin
T: ++49-30 747 39 622, F: - 623
www.boscop.de <http://www.boscop.de/>

open space-Lernwerkstatt 12.bis 15. Januar 2007
in Schmöckwitz bei Berlin, www.boscop.de <http://www.boscop.de/>

International Open Space Technology Training
November 2006 in Blossin / Germany, www.boscop.de <http://www.boscop.de/>

Open Space World Map
www.openspaceworldmap.org <http://www.openspaceworldmap.org/>

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]Im Auftrag von Harrison
Owen
Gesendet: Montag, 7. August 2006 16:28
An: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Betreff: A Note from a Young Friend

Some of you may remember that during the Congress of Rabbis and Imans I met
a wounderful young lady from Indonesia. I heard from her again today and
thought our exchange might have some relevance for OSLIST.

Dania wrote:

Dear Mr. Owen,
How are you? I'm Dania from Indonesia. I was a participant of the world
congress of Imams and Rabbis for Peace in Seville, Spain, as a student of
Children of Abraham. I met you there. I hope you're still remember me
Mr. Owen, I'm very concerned about the war between Hezbollah and Israel in
Lebanon.. I read the news about it everywhere. Yesterday,  I found a
newspaper on my boss' desk. I stole it (hihihihi) while she was having lunch
and read the news about Hezbollah and Israel. People died in Lebanon, most
of them are children and old people. They bombed houses, buildings.. oh my
God, I couldn't stand read it. I saw the news on the TV, too. They showed
the picture of the victims in lebanon, the children, the amunitions, people
suffered...
On my way back home from the office, I turned my radio on and heard the news
about Hezbollah and Israel (again and again and again!).after the news, they
played one of my favourite songs, Imagine, sang by 2 singers, an arabic man
and a french woman. they sang the song in 3 languages: arabic, french, and
english. it was beautiful. i've heard this song many times, but when I heard
it yesterday, I cried.. I was very upset about this war and all. whjat is
wrong with this world?? why do they do that? what for? Can't they stop the
war, make peace, and live happily together? what's wrong with peace? why do
they reject peace? what do they want now? when is it going to be over?
Can we do something to stop the war, Mr. Owen? Me, you, and the Imams and
Rabbis who attended the congress in Seville? Can we take action? What can we
do to stop the war? what can we do to make them realize that war won't do
any good?
I can't find any answer for these questions.. I feel hopeless.
 Dania

I replied:
Of course I remember you! And with great affection!! As for Hezbollah and
Isreal. . . I am afraid that this may be one of those times in Human history
when all the things we should done and did not, along with all the things we
should not have done and did -- now come due. It is rather like the
situation when we do not take care of our health and suddenly we find that
we have a bad infection and a fever. That fever will now run it's course.
Sooner or later it will break but whether that break occurs before major
damage has been done, or after, remains to be seen. Being a Human Being is a
constant learning process, and sometimes that learning can be very painful.
But the greatest tragedy would be not to learn. So for my self, I feel
neither helpless nor hopeless. To be sure I do not have the power to
separate Israel and Hezbollah, nor do I think that those who may think they
have the power (Presidents, Kings, Imams, Rabbis, etc) could do any better.
And even if they were to be successful in Lebanon -- the underlying causes
would remain, and the fever would break out again. So what to do? Speaking
only for my self, I intend to keep opening space so that wonderful people
such as you can experience that "playground" (as you called it) in which
real people with real differences can meet each other with respect. And if
you are looking for something to do right now -- you could try the same
thing.

God Luck! And thank you for remembering me!!

Harrison

Harrison Owen
7808 River Falls Dr.
Potomac, MD  20854
USA
301-365-2093
207-763-3261 (summer)
website www.openspaceworld.com <http://www.openspaceworld.com>
Personal Website www.ho-image.com <http://www.ho-image.com>
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