What I want my leader to say
Dear people out there, we know that you must have suffered a great deal in order to have done such a thing to us in New York. We know that you must have hated us so much that you have done such a thing to us in New York.
You may have thought that we want to destroy you as a people, as a nation, as a culture, as a religion. But really we don't have that intention. We may have done something or said something that has given you that impression, that has created so much hatred and fear and violence in you so you could have done such a thing to us.
We want to listen to you. Please tell us what is in your heart.
USING THE BOMBS IS NOT THE MOST COURAGEOUS THING
Using the bomb is not the most courageous thing. Using the bombs may show that we are afraid.
Using our intuitions, our understanding, and our compassion show that we are great, we are brave, we are courageous. And I hope that our politicians can use that kind of language.
We want to understand you. We want to understand about your suffering, your difficulties.
In fact, we want you to have safety, to live in safety, in peace, with a capacity to grow as a nation. Because we know that if you don't have safety, we won't have safety either. Because we inter-are.
We are connected to each other. If you suffer deeply there is no way we over here can be truly happy. That is the language of truth, the language of insight, the language of inter-being.
- Thich Nhat Hanh, monk
You may have thought that we want to destroy you as a people, as a nation, as a culture, as a religion. But really we don't have that intention. We may have done something or said something that has given you that impression, that has created so much hatred and fear and violence in you so you could have done such a thing to us.
We want to listen to you. Please tell us what is in your heart.
USING THE BOMBS IS NOT THE MOST COURAGEOUS THING
Using the bomb is not the most courageous thing. Using the bombs may show that we are afraid.
Using our intuitions, our understanding, and our compassion show that we are great, we are brave, we are courageous. And I hope that our politicians can use that kind of language.
We want to understand you. We want to understand about your suffering, your difficulties.
In fact, we want you to have safety, to live in safety, in peace, with a capacity to grow as a nation. Because we know that if you don't have safety, we won't have safety either. Because we inter-are.
We are connected to each other. If you suffer deeply there is no way we over here can be truly happy. That is the language of truth, the language of insight, the language of inter-being.
- Thich Nhat Hanh, monk
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