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Hang in there sweetie! It does reel the mind and stab at the heart. I understand, and felt the sheer pain and senselessness of it all.No people should have to exist like this. I say exist because it certainly can't be called life/living. I know it's uncomforatble and upsetting,but becoming aware of the world around us and whats going on in it is the first step towrds some type of resolution. We are a global community. If one doesnt take the global worldview,they become narrow and insulated, and isolated. It's like any other education process,you begin with awareness and identifying the problem.
It does re-shape and prioritize our perspectives,I agree. The sad reality is the religions' history is overloaded with such atrocity and genocide.And it's present.Religion in the hands of fundamentalists has always been used to dominate,control,and justify atrocious behaviors. Seeing this makes it easy to visulaize some of the atrocities and wars in the bible. Like Bridgette states,this leaves us with an enormous moral dilemma. What can we do as individuals? How can we get into a country to help or educate that won't allow us in? Even world relief agencies are not allowed to help. It is mind boggling.
I hope things are going ok in the personal sphere.....I understand not posting,often we need the energies it takes focused elsewhere.
I'm going to watch that program tonight again........Wishing you strength,courage and love HE,T
Carl Sagan on balancing openness to new ideas with skeptical scrutiny..."if you are open to the point of gullibility and have not an ounce of skeptical sense-you cannot distinguish useful ideas from worthless ones."