Guest guest Posted March 21, 2001 Report Share Posted March 21, 2001 In a message dated 03/21/2001 3:51:47 PM W. Europe Standard Time, mark.otter writes: > So am I nuts, or is it worth > looking at this whole business of remembering the grievances we have, > even those which appear valid? > > Love, Mark Personally, I find it admirable when one releases one's own grievances, but not so when one demands of others that they release grievances on one's own timetable. Serena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2001 Report Share Posted March 21, 2001 Hi Wim, I liked what you said about forgiving Hildegard and everyone else as well. Seems pretty central to being One. >This is spring now, just now, a new beginning... Love, Wim >The Balkan is built on a heap of those skeletons, all with crosses of some sort (sword)! This reminded me of a vision I had at (of all places) a Grateful Dead concert. During the drum duo, I closed my eyes and saw a large medieval sword standing on point, with that large crosshilt, bejeweled, and dripping with blood. It turned into a Christian cross, and then the cross became a pair of arms spread wide, which knelt down and gave me a hug. It was a pretty cool experience, and I think it is symbolic of this forgiveness, this REFUSAL to keep dragging the pain of the past along and using it to create new pain. If we don't forgive our ancestors, we will just go on making the same mistakes. And I don't think it matters at all what Michael's intentions were in reminding us of Hildegard de Bingen's attitude towards the jews. The point is that such mention sets in motion our (okay, I'll own it... MY) habitual tendency to condemn others for advocating violence. Well, condemnation is violence. (and yes, I then turn the very same condemnation onto myself in response) A vicious cycle in which I create the very reason for defense of my self that I am responding to. Somehow this needs to stop because I tend to point the defenses outward and make them more responsive to perceived danger everytime I imagine a source of danger. (Whether it be praise of someone who advocated killing Jews, or the defense of someone praising... or...) So am I nuts, or is it worth looking at this whole business of remembering the grievances we have, even those which appear valid? Love, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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