A Right Good Kicking

In view of my last post, this, which came to me recently, is most appropriate. I needed to read this... I do not really know who wrote this - not me - but it was posted on MySpace by a good friend in spirit and an incredibly compassionate person, 'Delly Doolittle':

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. Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction.... The chain reaction of evil — hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars — must be broken, or we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation. Men often hate each other because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don't know each other; they don't know each other because they can not communicate; they can not communicate because they are separated.

I don't think that the above words were Delly's, but she does a great job in the UK in mobilizing opinion in favour of helping those beings most in need that can in fact be helped. Much more productive in furthering the cause of peace in the world than a right good kicking...

You can find Delly's page at: Delly Doolittle

Many blessings to all in this new year!

Steve