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When a place of worship crumbles
Into hell of gore and pain,
And the sorrows of the many
Become what connects us all again,
Know that care can conquer ugly
And that compassion outdoes hate’s disdain,
As long as we eject terror
To heed the better, deeper call,
That anything that harms our kinship
Diminishes the very core of all,
Just as anything that builds it
Can lead humanity to standing tall.
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Beautiful poem
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Thank you, Ally.
May saner minds prevail over those that prefer mayhem and harm.
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Sadly there are deaf ears in our world. Or worse, ears that only hear hatred.
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Yes, sadly there are all too many deaf ears in our world. However, there are also many compassionate, kind, humane, moral, loving, tolerant ears … and those are worth our energies and attention and galvanizing …
Most people are good.
That matters …
It doesn’t make the few who seek harm any less harmful, but it can help take some of their power away. And, I believe, together those of us who care about fellow human beings can make a change.
Warmly, Na’ama
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Well said. You echo the thoughts of many here.
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Thank you, Suzanne. I KNOW I am not alone in that. I know many of us — perhaps even most on this blue planet of ours — share the wish for humanity and kindness over hate and harm.
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Beautiful words, very much needed at this time x
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Thank you.
There is too much hate and harm and it leads to these kinds of awfulness. We can do so much better than this as a humanity. Most can. I hope most will.
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I agree. These terrible events really do bring it home though don’t they, as you say, we can and need to do so much better.
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Indeed — each one of us can, in our way, help.
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תגובה נהדרת לנוראות השעה בניו זילנד.
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תודה… וכן תגובה לכל פעולת טרור, כנגד איזו אוכלוסיה שהטרוריסטים תוקפים…
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Thank you
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Thank YOU for reading … and for commenting.
Na’ama
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