----- Original Message ----- From: "Institut für systemische Kommunikation" <i...@insyko.de> To: <osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu> Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 6:18 AM Subject: Re: The answer, according to my daughter
> Dear Chris and Dear Aine, > > Thank you so, so much for sharing your dialogs and questions you found > in > the nature. > Aine you are so wise. Thanks again ... I am very deep touched ... you > made > my heart warm. > If there would be any way to bring your suggestions into reality ...what > a > gift for all humans! > > LOVE & Peace > Gabriela from Berlin > > ************ > > Chris Corrigan schrieb: > > > My daughter Aine and I were walking in the woods today playing a game. > > She was pretending that there were monsters in the forest and that they > > were coming to eat us. We had to be vigilant. We had to defend > > ourselves. > > > > I asked her "What is the plan? What are we going to do if we see one of > > the monsters?" > > > > She replied, "Feed them." > > > > "Feed them?" I said. > > > > "Yes," she said. "If we feed them they won't want to eat us." > > > > I think she has the answer there. Imagine if George Bush took that $40 > > billion that Congress gave him and used it to feed people. Heck, take > > $20 billion to fix up US security and clean up New York and use the > > other half to feed people. And not just feed them with food. > > > > What if we decided that people's spirits needing feeding too? What if > > we chose to take $1 billion and build the biggest, most beautiful mosque > > in the world, right in the heart of Kabul. And what if we gave it as a > > gift, no quid pro quo, as a place for people to feed their spirits? > > > > What would the reaction be? What do we want the reaction to be? We > > have choices > > > > Seems we could bomb innocent people to death and celebrate, mirroring > > the images of this week, and thereby satisfy our thirst for vengence. > > But what would that get us? A world that so admired the West that it > > wanted to emulate it in every way and celebrates it;s way of life? Or > > would a large part of the 5 billion people that don't live in the west > > see things differently? Would more people feel as if vengence was the > > only possible response, and figure out more simple and effective ways to > > terrorize? We can have that kind of world if we choose it. > > > > Or we can take Aine's advice and feed people. And what would that get > > us? There is no better way to rob the world of it's anger and > > bitterness, jealousy and hate, than to feed people > > unconditionally...feed their bodies, minds and spirits. Build places of > > learning, places of spirit, places for healing and nourishment, places > > of community. > > > > Take that $40 billion dollars and spend it in every neighborhood in the > > world. Put the world to work growing food, healing people, restoring > > land and water, building communities, creating the thin fibres of > > connection between peoples, families, communties, cities, nations.... > > > > "If we feed them they won't want to eat us." Can you think of a better > > form of security? > > > > Love to all, > > > > Chris > > > > -- > > CHRIS CORRIGAN > > Consultation - Facilitation > > Open Space Technology > > > > http://www.chriscorrigan.com > > cor...@interchange.ubc.ca > > > > RR 1 E-3 > > 1172 Miller Road > > Bowen Island, BC > > Canada, V0N 1G0 > > > > phone (604) 947-9236 > > fax (604) 947-9238 > > > > * > > * > > ========================================================== > > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > > ------------------------------ > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > > view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, > > Visit: > > > > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > -- > ****************************************************** > Institut für systemische Kommunikation (insyko) > Resselsteig 30, D-12209 Berlin > Telefon: +49.(0)30.77.23.169 > Telefax: +49.(0)30.77.39.20.21 > e-mail: i...@insyko.de > website: http://www.insyko.de > ****************************************************** > > * > * > ========================================================== > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, > Visit: > > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html