The man who refuses to judge, who neither agrees nor disagrees, who declares that there are no absolutes and believes that he escapes responsibility, is the man responsible for all the blood that is now spilled in the world. Reality is an absolute, existence is an absolute, a speck of dust is an absolute and so is a human life. Whether you live or die is an absolute. Whether you have a piece of bread or not, is an absolute. Whether you eat your bread or see it vanish into a looter's stomach, is an absolute.
There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil. The man who is wrong still retains some respect for truth, if only by accepting the responsibility of choice. But the man in the middle is the knave who blanks out the truth in order to pretend that no choice or values exist, who is willing to sit out the course of any battle, willing to cash in on the blood of the innocent or to crawl on his belly to the guilty, who dispenses justice by condemning both the robber and the robbed to jail, who solves conflicts by ordering the thinker and the fool to meet each other halfway. In any compromise between food and poison, it is only death that can win. In any compromise between good and evil, it is only evil that can profit. In that transfusion of blood which drains the good to feed the evil, the compromise is the transmitting rubber tube.
Tag: evil judgement compromise absolute conflict-resolution indecisiveness
Quote words that affirm
all men and women are your
brothers and sisters.
Tag: wisdom love poetry philosophy war hatred spirituality intolerance haiku racism human-rights poem-in-your-pocket-day unconditional-love national-poetry-month conflict-resolution agape-love angel-of-healing ethics-and-moral-philosophy global-village haikus middle-east-conflicts peace-movement sacred-teachings world-poetry-day
Conflict can and should be handled constructively; when it is, relationships benefit. Conflict avoidance is *not* the hallmark of a good relationship. On the contrary, it is a symptom of serious problems and of poor communication.
Harriet B. BraikerTag: relationships conflict-resolution personal-boundaries
There is more to joy than looking only for affirmation; refusing to be challenged is the only bigotry.
Criss JamiTag: inspirational confidence courage joy security cowardice challenges bigotry affirmation refusal insecurity conflict-resolution
Politics is good; when it works properly, disagreements get solved without people beating each other up. But when a regime knows its days are numbered, there's always the chance it may use its position to change the rules and make the debate it is losing irrelevant.
Vernor VingeTag: politics debate politicians conflict-resolution regime-attacks
Because of my schooling, my fate would always be a little different from my friends.
Daoud HariTag: education inspiration africa darfur conflict-resolution the-translator
What is more important for the world right now than preserving ways of living in balance with the earth?
Daoud HariTag: education inspiration africa darfur conflict-resolution the-translator
This world’s anguish is no different
from the love we insist on holding back.
Tag: fear pain love peace war faith hope tragedy violence grief unconditional-love peacemaking conflict-resolution anguish gun-violence world-suicide-prevention-day police-reform police-shootings agape-love peace-movement gun-laws spiritual-love nonviolent-conflict-resolution syrian-civil-war afghanistan-war casualties-of-war child-victims-of-war children-killed-in-war russia-and-ukraine-conflict
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream was a manifestation of hope that humanity might one day get out of its own way by finding the courage to realize that love and nonviolence are not indicators of weakness but gifts of significant strength.
AberjhaniTag: strength love humanity dreams courage faith hope spirituality leadership civil-rights-movement nonviolence american-history martin-luther-king-jr conflict-resolution african-americans human-rights-day police-reform police-shootings agape-love national-history-day famous-authors black-history-month nonviolent-conflict-resolution compassion-heals-lives great-leaders famous-speeches i-have-a-dream-speech martin-luther-king-day mlk-day mlkdream50 spiritual-visions voting-rights-act-of-1965
We who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface hidden tension that is already alive
Martin Luther King Jr.Tag: empathy oppression civil-rights privilege social-justice racism nonviolence tension conflict-resolution oppressors nonviolent-conflict-resolution white-privilege confronting-privilege
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