"Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him. "
"I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word."
"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that"
_Martin Luther King, Jr.
"I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word."
"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that"
_Martin Luther King, Jr.
I cannot say it better, so I will not try...
13 comments:
Amen.
Thank you, Susan.
Thank you for saying this. There is only one true power that we can wield. To love one another.
I completely agree. As so many celebrated, I sat in silent shock.
I don't like the celebrating a death of any individual.
There are and have been some truly evil people in the world that their actions or directions to their followers cause huge amounts of pain, suffering and death of those whose existence was considered by the evil person to be an abomination.
I do not celebrate but I cannot mourn.
Nor would I (or anyone) expect you to...
amen.
I felt so alone until I read your post. Thank you.
Thank you.
I walked around yesterday feeling terrible. Not that a wicked person was gone from the world but the way in which he was gone. It doesn't feel right to me. We're supposed to be better than that.
Like Ludmilla, I was feeling like the Lone Ranger. Now, not so much. And I was reluctant to express my point of view. I got talked right down when I did.
Thank you so much Susan for your post. I cannot celebrate violent death.
Thank you for your post. I thought all the Americans rejoice in the recent events. Now I know differently and I'm really glad.
Beautiful. That last MLK quote is slightly incorrect. The first sentence is not MLK's. Someone added it and it's circulated about since.
Thank you so much. I too felt alone until I read that!
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