I posed this question:
> Sad to pose this question also..."would the US have had more impact by
> simply saying "please" tell us what you know so that we can stop this sort
> of thing happening again?"
At responded:
>No. We are too much engrossed by a culture of hurting all over the
>world in every dimension of humanity.
I also sadly agree. And I should say that I'm not so naive to believe
that simply asking "please" would have, in fact, been effective...but it
would have been an interesting way for the US to model a break in the
cycle of hurt. If the reward is insulting (read hurtful)to the spirit of
he or she who accepts it, as the bomb was to those killed and maimed, as
the children who go without food and clothes...unfortunately the list
could gone on and on...then wouldn't it have been an interesting
"experiment" for the US to have tried?
Even if we'd have simply asked for help, then the next morning every TV
network would have tried to get the "hero" on, movies of the week would
have been skripted, deals for the authorized biography would have been
made...the "hero" would have been idolized even if they'd been like you
and your wife, wanting to give back the reward. It couldn't have been
given away, especially if you had given it away.
But then, I guess you'd have a tremendously tall pulpit upon which to
preach, to teach, and to change this LO of ours.
How do we stop the cycle At? When people understand? How do we teach
them? If every which way we look we see models of hurt, how do our kids
learn? Downsizing, hunger, religious wars, bombings....
I'm lucky, my kids are too young to recognize all our problems (being only
2 and 4 years old). What's the world going to be like when they're old
enough to want to understand how this all works...emphasis on "all." They
ask, I answer; they see models and are forming larger models to
understand. When their models get larger, more sophisticated, I'm
frightened of the honest answers I must provide.
I'm not sure all this message comes together, but I hope some will join me
in trying to solve the problems of this world.
How does the cycle stop if we're too engrossed in our culture of hurting?
Cordially,
Doug Max
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