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Everybody's Hurting
Jan. 8th, 2011 06:27 pmToday Congresswoman Giffords was shot today along with a crowd of others with her. I'm still processing this, which is why I'm writing. Since this news appeared on my Twitter feed when I woke up, I've been numb and angry. How did the US get to this place, where the anger of the edges has moved to the mainstream until people die?
One of the things that keeps going through my mind is the foundation of Quakerism, seeing the light of God in everyone. This is what underlies the main Quaker belief in pacifism, because if there is a light in all of us, how can we take another life? This is something that is precious to me and though I'm not a member of a meeting do consider myself a Quaker.
It scares me how easily anger moves to violence and the horrible things that violence can do. Perhaps this day will make a few people reconsider that step to hurting another person, but I don't know.
Now I think I'm going to drink my tea and watch Slings and Arrows that I just picked up with some holiday money and keep hoping for the world and figure out what I can do to confront some of the violence in the world.
One of the things that keeps going through my mind is the foundation of Quakerism, seeing the light of God in everyone. This is what underlies the main Quaker belief in pacifism, because if there is a light in all of us, how can we take another life? This is something that is precious to me and though I'm not a member of a meeting do consider myself a Quaker.
It scares me how easily anger moves to violence and the horrible things that violence can do. Perhaps this day will make a few people reconsider that step to hurting another person, but I don't know.
Now I think I'm going to drink my tea and watch Slings and Arrows that I just picked up with some holiday money and keep hoping for the world and figure out what I can do to confront some of the violence in the world.
