War Seeds Fear
We are indeed family, and with my family I feel unconditional love. Have fun. There is a saying that FEAR is False Evidence Appearing Real. Where there is fear there is not love. Love is what builds real security. So when each of us examine whether we are acting out of fear or love, we… Continue reading
Mayors for Peace Advocate for Permanent Disarmament
Imagine a movement of Mayors, Councils, State Governments and Nation States linking together within a consensus of permanent disarmament. As I suggested in a previous blog if all governments adopt the Japanese Peace Constitution of total abolition of weapons then the arms trade will end immediately and the new movement of realistic peacemaking will arise.… Continue reading
Viktor Frankl: Responsibility is Hope
Somehow Gareth Evans (former Foreign Minister, Australia) comes to mind with his concept ‘the Responsibility to Protect’. I thought a lot about man’s natural tendency to protect rather than violence. I see violence as a distortion and dysfunction through man’s personality, family and society. Hard to imagine how people can hurt each other, but they… Continue reading
Culture of Violence: Bowling for Columbine
I watched Michael Moore’s Bowling for Columbine documentary. It is a very powerful film and I felt courageous the way he spoke the truth. He spoke of the Columbine shootings by two young men and the shock it produced across the country. His story was very brave in respect of making the links between the… Continue reading
The Fall of Adam: My Revelation
When I woke up at 5am in the morning, I saw clearly what has happened to men. I saw the differences between men and women. Apologies for the generalisations below, but just wrote it how I recollected the revelation. I am open to being wrong, but much of it felt right. I felt man’s pain.… Continue reading
Milgram Experiment: Obedience to Authority Figures
In some respects it is not hard to understand why people obey authority figures. You can turn to parenting for an answer. Children are taught to do as they are told not make choices. They are governed at home, at school and in the workplace as adults. The idea of empowerment, shared concern, shared decision… Continue reading