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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Jon -- thanks for the note. I presume you also meant this
for OSLIST, so I will send onwards.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>ho</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Harrison Owen<BR>7808 River Falls Dr.<BR>Potomac, MD
20854<BR>USA<BR>301-365-2093<BR>207-763-3261 (summer)<BR>website <A
href="http://www.openspaceworld.com">www.openspaceworld.com</A><BR>Personal
Website <A href="http://www.ho-image.com">www.ho-image.com</A><BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=only.connect@virgin.net href="mailto:only.connect@virgin.net">Jon
Harvey</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=hhowen@verizon.net
href="mailto:hhowen@verizon.net">Harrison Owen</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 07, 2006 10:57
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: A Note from a Young
Friend</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Thank you for sharing that with us, Harrison.<BR><BR>It has
never been more important than now to create the spaces for people to<BR>come
together, and through dialogue, be reminded that we are all human and<BR>what
joins us is so much much more than what divides us. Like Dania I<BR>sometimes
despair and hear with disbelief the vacuuous statements by our so<BR>called
leaders. But then I get back in my saddle - believing that if I can<BR>help
just two people to really hear and listen to each other - and<BR>rediscover
their common humanity - then it is still worth carrying on.<BR><BR>So - here's
to large circles and deep listening, wide openness and huge<BR>respect!
Defragging the world may take time - but we can get there!<BR><BR>"Only
connect! That was the whole of her sermon. Only connect the prose and<BR>the
passion, and both will be exalted, and human love will be seen at
its<BR>highest. Live in fragments no longer" (E M Forster)<BR><BR>Jon
Harvey<BR>Oxford, UK<BR><BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]On Behalf Of Harrison<BR>Owen<BR>Sent:
07 August 2006 15:28<BR>To: <A
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</A><BR>Subject:
A Note from a Young Friend<BR><BR><BR>Some of you may remember that during the
Congress of Rabbis and Imans I met<BR>a wounderful young lady from Indonesia.
I heard from her again today and<BR>thought our exchange might have some
relevance for OSLIST.<BR><BR>Dania wrote:<BR><BR>Dear Mr. Owen,<BR>How are
you? I'm Dania from Indonesia. I was a participant of the world<BR>congress of
Imams and Rabbis for Peace in Seville, Spain, as a student of<BR>Children of
Abraham. I met you there. I hope you're still remember me<BR>Mr. Owen, I'm
very concerned about the war between Hezbollah and Israel in<BR>Lebanon.. I
read the news about it everywhere. Yesterday, I found a<BR>newspaper on
my boss' desk. I stole it (hihihihi) while she was having lunch<BR>and read
the news about Hezbollah and Israel. People died in Lebanon, most<BR>of them
are children and old people. They bombed houses, buildings.. oh my<BR>God, I
couldn't stand read it. I saw the news on the TV, too. They showed<BR>the
picture of the victims in lebanon, the children, the amunitions,
people<BR>suffered...<BR>On my way back home from the office, I turned my
radio on and heard the news<BR>about Hezbollah and Israel (again and again and
again!).after the news, they<BR>played one of my favourite songs, Imagine,
sang by 2 singers, an arabic man<BR>and a french woman. they sang the song in
3 languages: arabic, french, and<BR>english. it was beautiful. i've heard this
song many times, but when I heard<BR>it yesterday, I cried.. I was very upset
about this war and all. whjat is<BR>wrong with this world?? why do they do
that? what for? Can't they stop the<BR>war, make peace, and live happily
together? what's wrong with peace? why do<BR>they reject peace? what do they
want now? when is it going to be over?<BR>Can we do something to stop the war,
Mr. Owen? Me, you, and the Imams and<BR>Rabbis who attended the congress in
Seville? Can we take action? What can we<BR>do to stop the war? what can we do
to make them realize that war won't do<BR>any good?<BR>I can't find any answer
for these questions.. I feel hopeless.<BR> Dania<BR><BR>I replied:<BR>Of
course I remember you! And with great affection!! As for Hezbollah
and<BR>Isreal. . . I am afraid that this may be one of those times in Human
history<BR>when all the things we should done and did not, along with all the
things we<BR>should not have done and did -- now come due. It is rather like
the<BR>situation when we do not take care of our health and suddenly we find
that<BR>we have a bad infection and a fever. That fever will now run it's
course.<BR>Sooner or later it will break but whether that break occurs before
major<BR>damage has been done, or after, remains to be seen. Being a Human
Being is a<BR>constant learning process, and sometimes that learning can be
very painful.<BR>But the greatest tragedy would be not to learn. So for my
self, I feel<BR>neither helpless nor hopeless. To be sure I do not have the
power to<BR>separate Israel and Hezbollah, nor do I think that those who may
think they<BR>have the power (Presidents, Kings, Imams, Rabbis, etc) could do
any better.<BR>And even if they were to be successful in Lebanon -- the
underlying causes<BR>would remain, and the fever would break out again. So
what to do? Speaking<BR>only for my self, I intend to keep opening space so
that wonderful people<BR>such as you can experience that "playground" (as you
called it) in which<BR>real people with real differences can meet each other
with respect. And if<BR>you are looking for something to do right now -- you
could try the same<BR>thing.<BR><BR>God Luck! And thank you for remembering
me!!<BR><BR>Harrison<BR><BR><BR><BR>Harrison Owen<BR>7808 River Falls
Dr.<BR>Potomac, MD 20854<BR>USA<BR>301-365-2093<BR>207-763-3261
(summer)<BR>website <A
href="http://www.openspaceworld.com">www.openspaceworld.com</A><BR>Personal
Website <A href="http://www.ho-image.com">www.ho-image.com</A><BR><BR>* *
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