in the spaces
Truth
wisdom
do not reside
in any one node
or person
but in the
spaces
in between
it takes two
often more
to touch
:- Doug.
Archive for December 21st, 2006
Iraq: An undefined “winning”
To our good friends–
The last day or so I have been noticing that our President seems to be stuck in some ego warp around an undefined “winning.” Just what is this winning? In Iraq, we are the Redcoats who battle in straight rows and neat uniforms against rebels behind every tree and in civilian dress. We cannot bomb away all their weapons caches. We cannot find someone to surrender to us. How will we know we won? When our last soldier dies? When the last widow and baby die? When the last green shoot in Iraq dies?
Is it possible that winning means something bigger? What if winning were large enough for all sides to win? What if it means making friends, finding the people of goodwill, and other difficult work? What if it means we have to give up some cherished idea of our own?
:- Doug.
Wired but not connected
We are wired but not connected. Even our cell phones, wireless as they are, only connect us to people to whom we have given our number code. In the wholer world anyone can bump into anyone. If they choose, connection can arise. Do we choose? Do we open to the larger connection.
:- Doug.
Why should we expect welcome?
Why should we expect the world to welcome the parts of us which are our specialness? Yet precisely here is our valuable gift.
:- Doug.
