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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dania wrote: </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dear Mr.
Owen,</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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 <IMG src=""></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Mr. Owen,</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> 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</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> saw the news on
the TV, too. They showed the picture of the victims in lebanon, the children,
the amunitions, people suffered... <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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? <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">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? </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I can't find any
answer for these questions.. I feel hopeless. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Dania</SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT size=3>I
replied: </FONT></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT
size=3><FONT face=Arial>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. </FONT></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt"><FONT
face=Arial>God Luck! And thank you for remembering me!!</FONT></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt"><FONT
face=Arial>Harrison</FONT></DIV>
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face=Arial></FONT> </DIV></FONT></o:p></SPAN></FONT>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>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></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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