Hallo everyone.
I got a question from Anne-Marie that i think, might be of interest to some of you. It was about the quotes that we used for the ”treasure hunt”. As you may remember they all come from the compass which i believe you now have electronically on a cd.
The quotes are:
”I hear and i forget. I see and i remember. I do and I understand.”
Confucius (page 20 in the english version)
”There is no way to peace. Peace is the way.”
M.K. Gandhi (page 30 english version)
”… they first came for the communists; I did not speak because i was not a communist. Then they came for the Jews; i did not speak because i was not a Jew. Then they came to fetch the workers, members of trade unions; I was not a trade unionist. Afterwards they came for the Catholics; I did not say anything because i was a Protestant. Eventually they came for me and there was no-one left to speak.”
Pastor Martin Niemoller (page 32 english version)
” s/he is able who thinks s/he is able.” (the quote is modified, by me, so that it is gender sensitive:P)
Buddha (page 279 english version)
I hope it was helpful, i am also at the moment looking into giving a comment on JP's quote about peace being more than the absence of violence. For the impatient reader i will refere to Johan Galtungs peace theories especially the book "Peace by Peaceful means, Peace and Conflict, Development and Civilization."
I am not a particular big fan of google but google books have the entire book it seems online...Great book. If you want we can start an online studygroup.
In connection to JP's quote you can do your own research in the book under the topics of structual-, culturel- and direct violence. Negative peace etc...great book.
http://books.google.com/books?id=CpMFvGU_evQC&pg=PP1&ots=GYnNn3uhRh&dq=peace+by+peaceful+means+johan+galtung&sig=8iM1FOr7RNnOw6cqL7lS19340CY#PPA71,M1
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HIE GUYS
Greetings from Elisha in Zimbabwe.
I have been struck by the great quotations of great stateman and Human Rights activists such as Mandela,Ghandi and Luther King among others.I have been meditating on wether Is it that these guys have done great things or "Extra Ordinary things" ?
My findings and belief is that these guys have not done "Extra Ordinary" things but instead ,they have done "Ordinary things" in an "Extra-Ordinary way hence we are called to do the same in our fight for Human Rights.
"IF YOU WANT PEACE ,WORK FOR JUSTICE" From Elisha
October 13, 2007 3:21 PM
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