My heart goes out to the folks in London. Evidently Al Qaeda (or some other group) has decided to make a point about the G-8 meeting and London's participation in the Olympics. I doubt that the bombs will accomplish whatever sick goals the folks who set them intended for them.
The Bombs won't stop us.
Means and Ends are related. Time and time again history has shown us that the ends not only don't justify the means used to attain them, but in fact means make or break ends. There can be no good outcome when bad means are used. This is because any sustained creative future requires creativity and participation, courage and effort; not destructiveness, bullying, or force. Bad means produce only bad ends.
Folks demonstrate the bankruptsy of their dreams by their means.
It is only a nightmare that has such explosions and screams.
The fruits of fanaticism and ideology can only be ashes.
For abstracts fall out of the sky -- they cannot fly.
Lies only spawn more lies.
Bombs only spawn death and destruction.
No flowers bloom where heavy boots tread.
No edible fruits grow where men fail to bury their dead;
or respect the living.
But Miracles occur when flowers and fruit appear at the same time.
Chris
I'm glad I wrote the poem that goes with this.
Posted by cholte at July 7, 2005 08:33 AMOne goal that I heard proposed was to influence Australia to give up the fight when they vote on it next week. We'll see how that goes.
one great reason
Posted by: one great reason at July 7, 2005 03:01 PMThis has been the only mention of the horrible events we lived through here in London last week that I have seen on any public Nichiren sites.
So it seems there is one American global citizen left after all.
I have been struck by how no Nichiren forums have even bothered to mention this event and how no Nichiren buddhists have expressed any support for their friends in Europe. It is as if world does not exist outside of America.
We prayed and wept for you when it happened to you. Where are you now?
The bus explosion was about ten minutes walk from my house. One of the underground bombs was about 15 minutes away...
It is not a nice feeling. Yet Londoners have met up with this event with great strength and unity.
I took some photos today of the floral tributes people have left all over the place.
http://jussi.myphotoalbum.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=album13
Jussi.