Money, War and Peaceniks

Sat, 6 Oct 2001 14:57:08 EDT

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Hello everyone and thanks for your willingness to continue hosting the 
website, Telebob.  I'll wait until the last and send in whatever amount is 
lacking.  Would that work?  I'm kind of confused about what amount we're 
talking about now.....

I also very much appreciate your point of view about defense.  I don't know 
if I am what you'd call a "peacenik" or not, but peace is my preference 
(duh).  War and fighting are not my fortes.  Although I am physically very 
strong, I have never been in a physical fight in my entire life.  Nurturing 
life, healing and tending the home fires are my strongest calling.  I do 
realize, however, the importance of defending against brutality and assault 
and I deeply honor those who have done so in the past and those who are 
prepared to do so now and in the future.  It is good to be prepared and to 
have a confident demeanor, perhaps thereby warding away potential assaultive 
behavior.  The better the preparation, perhaps the smaller the chance for an 
aggressive attack.  I think that, at its best, there is integrity in a 
defensive response to aggression: to control, rather than destroy, whenever 
possible.  The ability to control requires an intellectual, rather than a 
violent solution.  

So.

I am on the side of fighting when it comes from a place of deep integrity and 
necessity.  But my heart bleeds for our sons and daughters who will bleed and 
die in this war.  And for the mothers on both sides who birthed them, loved 
and nurtured them and who will grieve for them.

Love, and standing awed by the paradox of sacrificing lives for the cause of 
peace,
Carol

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<HTML>Hello everyone and thanks for your willingness to continue hosting the website, Telebob. &nbsp;I'll wait until the last and send in whatever amount is lacking. &nbsp;Would that work? &nbsp;I'm kind of confused about what amount we're talking about now.....
 
 I also very much appreciate your point of view about defense. &nbsp;I don't know if I am what you'd call a "peacenik" or not, but peace is my preference (duh). &nbsp;War and fighting are not my fortes. &nbsp;Although I am physically very strong, I have never been in a physical fight in my entire life. &nbsp;Nurturing life, healing and tending the home fires are my strongest calling. &nbsp;I do realize, however, the importance of defending against brutality and assault and I deeply honor those who have done so in the past and those who are prepared to do so now and in the future. &nbsp;It is good to be prepared and to have a confident demeanor, perhaps thereby warding away potential assaultive behavior. &nbsp;The better the preparation, perhaps the smaller the chance for an aggressive attack. &nbsp;I think that, at its best, there is integrity in a defensive response to aggression: to control, rather than destroy, whenever possible. &nbsp;The ability to control requires an intellectual, rather than a violent solution. &nbsp;
 
 So.
 
 I am on the side of fighting when it comes from a place of deep integrity and necessity. &nbsp;But my heart bleeds for our sons and daughters who will bleed and die in this war. &nbsp;And for the mothers on both sides who birthed them, loved and nurtured them and who will grieve for them.
 
 
 
 Love, and standing awed by the paradox of sacrificing lives for the cause of peace,
 Carol</HTML>

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