"We have thought of peace as passive
and war as the active way of living
The opposite is true
War is not the most strenuous life.
It is kind of rest cure compared
The opposite is true
War is not the most strenuous life.
It is kind of rest cure compared
to the task of reconciling our differences.
From War to Peace is not from the strenuous
to the easy existence.
From War to Peace is not from the strenuous
to the easy existence.
It is from the futile to the effective,
from the stagnant to the active,
from the destructive to the creative way of life..
from the destructive to the creative way of life..
The world will be regenerated by the people
who rise above these passive ways
and heroically seek by whatever hardship,
by whatever toil
the methods by which people can agree."
and heroically seek by whatever hardship,
by whatever toil
the methods by which people can agree."
Mary Parker Follett
Dear Marja
ReplyDeleteSuch a true and powerful quote. I am working in a post conflict situation here in Sri Lanka, and I feel the power and healing nature of peace.
Bob
Very true words but apparently a hard concept for most people to learn.
ReplyDeleteHi Marja! Great quote! Easier to agree than to disagree...
ReplyDeleteBlogtrotter Two managed to get inside a cave and take pictures there; enjoy the mites and tites and have a great week!
Very true words,Marja and I like your picture!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice day!
Groetjes van Steffi
Very true. Love the pic too.
ReplyDeleteThe way of the peaceful warrior.
ReplyDeletepeace is expansion. war constricts and kills everything around, including the winner's mind.
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