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Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Lemmings
Yesterday while we stood as Women in Black, three bikers stopped at the back of the line of cars waiting at the red light. They started angrily yelling at us about how people have to die in order for us to have the right to stand like we do.
At the front of the line of cars, a young male - maybe 10 years old - sat as a passenger in an SUV. He was observing us until the noise from the bikers gave him permission to start yelling at us also.
And I wonder... if I were to sit in my car at a red light and gently yell out "Life is precious. Treat others with loving kindness." would my voice give others permission to speak out about kindness and respect?
At the front of the line of cars, a young male - maybe 10 years old - sat as a passenger in an SUV. He was observing us until the noise from the bikers gave him permission to start yelling at us also.
And I wonder... if I were to sit in my car at a red light and gently yell out "Life is precious. Treat others with loving kindness." would my voice give others permission to speak out about kindness and respect?
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posted by Carol at 11:09 AM
4 Comments:
The sorrow of Iraq has nothing to do with our first amendment rights, other than government and media actions to diminish them.
It seems non-violent protest, by it's very nature, provokes a response from a violent culture.
Drew
Each of has the right to say anything that he feels. It depends on us if we carry about all those things or we should select only the ones that are really matter.
Is it kind and respectful to call others "lemmings"?
No it's not. Thank you!
Always growing and refining.
Thank you for the wake-up.
I bet that you can find other things that I have written that are not as kind as I would like, also. I hope that, as I grow, my heart and mind are always more loving.
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