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Recieved: 2000/05/21 15:21
Subject: Re: [K-list] Fwd: request
From: Paul Perner
On 2000/05/21 15:21, Paul Perner posted thus to the K-list:
Gary McHugh wrote:
>
>
> ...Then my guide said, "Come with me to witness this battle."
> And we flew to a place high over the battlefields
> Where far below me a tiny Nation fought for her life.
> In my wrath I threw a mighty spear, tipped with destruction,
> Into the heart of her Enemy.
> And understanding the rightousness of my cause,
> Slayed them all with the very power and force of the sun...
>
> In an instant, i relized the deep truth. My rightous hatred made me no
> different from a Hitler in my willingness to kill massively for a "good
Gary, your letter hit home. We can learn so much from mythology, both in
legend and in our visions, "living revelation," I believe some call it. But
although we've heard it a million times, we should learn from history. It
must be learnt in a way that affects the very core of our souls, the way you
learned it, or at least on deep emotional level if it's going to affect our
behavior. Of course, if you or I walked out into the middle of a battle in,
say, Chechnya, and shouted, "Cut it out, you guys! My spirit guide showed
me..." Well, you know what I'm getting at. There are a number of different
approaches to peace. Maybe lasting peace isn't won treaty by treaty, but
heart by heart.
I'm reflecting on the "garden" thread between El and Susan. When it comes
down to it, we just have to do what we can when we can with what we've got.
> I do believe it is the great challenge of our age,
> however, to somehow cool and soothe our collective natures and to
> re-direct our distructive human tendencies to a better purpose.
I have a small collection of antique swords on my living room wall.
Sometimes I'll take one down and swing it around ... it's better than so
many bottles of beer on the wall ... for me at least. Like an overgrown kid,
for a moment I'll pretend like I'm battling some unseen foe. The next moment
I'd admire it's handcrafted beauty ... and the next I'd think of the serious
injury and tragedy it could cause and would reflect on what a sword
basically symbolizes. My palms would sweat. Then I'd swing it around again
at an invisible dragon and feel good again ... and put it back on the
wall.
I don't exactly know what I was getting with the above. It just sort of came
out.
Thank you Gary. I feel like I'm in good company here.
Paul
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