Bad Wednesday for the World
Prayers for the dead and wounded in the recent Indonesia earthquake.
Prayers also especially for the Lebanese civilians who are caught in the senseless whims of institutionalized violence. I know the situation is far from being black and white, but between the strong and the weak, count me always on the weak. Tama na. Punyeta.
People are so clear about what they want to do with ethnic groups, religious sects, and political factions. We don't know the first thing about being kind to each other.
hay. good night.
posted by slowmotion @ 12:43 AM
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We are a dishonest lot in the Middle East. Maddened by grievances real and perceived, each of us clamors to call for peace when we have all, through trauma and intransigence, become mesmerized by war. We may fool our media allies from far away, or fulfill the requirements of sloganeers who do not share our air and soil, but we know, you and I, that lasting peace will only come when we look each other in the eye and translate hatred into words that begin a difficult conversation.
--HRH Prince Hassan bin Talal
Poetic, philosphical, and well-stated... we're just not sure if it's real.
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