At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr; on this date, 1977, the
Medal of Freedom was awarded him posthumously.
My
experience of Life is that most human beings are afraid of the uniqueness of
each person. I’m not sure why. Of course there are exceptions. So, we spend an
enormous amount of energy trying to make people fit into “acceptable” boxes ….
which results in enormous violence and fear in the World.
It
would be an extremely good thing, in my humble opinion, if the human community
could make joy in and appreciation of our uniqueness a common project … every
religion, every ethnicity, every political system, every philosophy. The loss
of the fear of each other would be an enormous boon to our common life.
I give big
kudos to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church, which just changed its
canons to make sure that transgendered persons are not discriminated against in
any of the structures of the church. One small step.
Today,
I’d like to remind us of one key aspect of this process of changing the World
and eliminating separation:
Let us
be non-violent to ourselves. Let us
love ourselves. Let us be determined not to allow ourselves to be defined by
other’s fear. In that freedom, let’s invite every person we meet to be true to
their uniqueness.
I
guarantee the World will be a much better place.
Brian+
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