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Jako,
2000.Jako
November 6, 2000
Imagine for a moment that your future is taken from you. All of a sudden, what clothes you wear today or what kind of car you drive means very little. I faced my own death at a young age. Over time, I have realized what is really important in my life. It has become very clear to me that I can effect change through my day-to-day actions. By taking time to live and love in my own life, I am teaching others to do the same. We live in a society that urges us to produce and consume at increasingly higher levels. The more we produce, the more is expected of us- a mind set that can cause illness, both physical and mental, in people who don't have health challenges. Now, I face my most challenging task as an activist; saying no to requests for my time.
The rush and pressure of modern life
are a form
perhaps the most common form
of its innate violence
To allow one's self to be carried away by a
multitude
of conflicting concerns
to commit one's self to too many projects
to want to help everyone with everything
is to succumb to violence
More than that
it is cooperation with violence
The frenzy of the activist neutralizes
her or his work for peace
It destroys the fruitfulness of work because
it kills the root of inner wisdom
that makes the work fruitful
-Thomas Merton
Look forward to what you want in this life. Make a loving, slower pace of living your priority. If I didn't welcome caring relationships into my life I would not have made it this far. If I allowed my life to continue at its former hectic pace, I would not enjoy the peace I have now.
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