How can we heal the wounds of violence and war?
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We cannot. This is a naive and idealistic question. Throughout the history of mankind, wars have left scars that have taken several centuries to disappear. So it will happen again.
Vicki, Langley WA
Telling stories of healing of impossible wounds spreads the capacity for healing more of these wounds. An Israeli woman and her Arab rapist reconciled and are now traveling to tell the story of how they did it. A LONG NIGHT’S JOURNEY INTO DAY about the Truth and reconciliation Commission shows mothers forgiving a man who entrapped their sons into being murdered and my own heart got bigger.
Also, daily acts of civility, kindness and forgiveness are daily healings of the daily insults of living in a less than loving world. We heal the wounds as they open, as they are tiny scratches. So people can make a difference.
We also imagined a UN Decade of Healing the Wounds of Violence and War that would create a context for many grievances to be surfaced and healed and a global commitment to this healing of centuries of pain and hurt to be addressed, knowing that these wounds undermine all efforts to creat a better world.
Vicki in Langley with comments from guests
How important it is to engendering hope that there be stories of people doing loving things, the “good” news and the important role leaders can/do play in facilitating healing.
What otherness is exchanged when people come together and listen with no agenda? Is just recognizing, connecting with no previous limits, enough? This conversation feels like love.
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