"God's Heart"--Nicholas, age 3 |
“The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases hate. So it goes.”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Strength to Love" |
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Teach my children well?
I found this quote and love it. But now I need to think about how to put it into action.
I have two boys who mostly get along well, but sometimes push each other's buttons. They sometimes get so frustrated, they hit each other. And sometimes they hit just to see what the other will do. Those situations are pretty easy to talk with them about.
BUT ... On the playground, if someone picks on one of my sons what will I tell him? If no adult is there, and there is no safe place, what is my son's solution? I've heard that sometimes kids need to push back on a bully to show that they aren't
taking it. But my son could get into trouble for fighting regardless of who started it.
Would I fight someone who is hurting my child? YES!
In the world, should we fight people who threaten us?
What exactly did Jesus mean by turning the other cheek? What exactly did he mean by forgiving and loving your enemies? Do I live EASY Christianity, or do I dig deeper?
In some Buddhist writings I have read, "It is the enemy who can truly teach us to practice the virtues of compassion and tolerance."
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