Good vrs Evil

[Guest guest]

Roberto and all,

 

I understand the fears as to the course of our nation under its

current leadership as I too share them. I am worried by George Bush's

use of the words "good" and "evil". It is very polarizing and sounds

to me like an attempt to fan the flames of anger and hate therefore

legitimatizing war. Martin Luther King Jr also spoke eloquently about

good and evil but King recognized good and evil as an inner struggle

that all human beings, including himself, must contend with. I pray

that when George Bush says he will rid the world of evil he is

including the evil within himself and his administration and their

policies. But somehow I doubt it. As I keep breathing and praying for

peace I wrestle with my own anger and fear of our administration. May

we root out the evil in ourselves before we use it as an excuse to

attack others. I find listening to recorded sermons of King very

helpful to me in this trying time for our nation. He was a man of

peace who was not blind to the need for peace to be supported by

justice. It was not easy for him to come out against the war in

Vietnam when he did but he had great conviction and vision. I wish he

was with us now and I try to embody his spirit in my continued

commitment to non-violence.

 

Peace,

Peggy Sue