Let's have at it, shall we? As a pacifist (a fist for peace?), I am terrorized by passivism. I not only believe but know that the only thing necessary for evil to prevail is for good people to do nothing. I subscribe to the notion (of The Christophers ) that it is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness. And I deplore the expression, "But it's just(or always been) the way it is".
I am a Quaker and an activist - both words are more verb than noun. I quake to think that TV shows like "America's Got Talent" cultivate the artistic and imaginative creativity of youth more than our schools. I quake to realize that legalized drugs are more of a problem now than the illegal sort has ever been. I quake to consider the wasted time and money spent curing death and creating millionaires. I quake to encounter unhealthy disallusionment ("I don't deserve this!") from people who have everything they need for happiness except the understanding that it comes from within. And OMG, I quake to experience the people who truly believe that they can do two or more tasks responsibly while talking, texting or tweeting about something else.
Don't make me use my peace fist to knock some sense into you; for this is an active pacifist and earth Quaker you're dealing with. I will comfort you in your affliction but, equally, afflict you in your comfortable complacency. The voices in my head are not echos of war and advertising propaganda, but shouts of defiance and resistance to the status quo. The path of peace I walk is narrow but straight, and far from the free-for-all ways and the major-highs ways.
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I am not the man who boldly planted himself in the way of the royal entourage in order to beg charity, only to have the king request that he be given something from the beggar instead. When the man begrudgingly offered a few kernels of corn, the caravan proceeded on its way. Later and much to the beggar's dismay, he discovered that somehow the king had replaced the few kernels of corn with a few nuggets of gold. Only then did the man realize what a fool he'd been to ask for all he could get without being willing to give his all.
So, it may not be much that I'm offering, but have at it.
