This article is unmissable. Whether one agrees entirely or not is not as relevant as this article is Thought provoking to say the least.
Having enjoyed both 3d and 2d renditions of the movie AVATAR, there is much more to say about the movie than I have read and seen in most reviews out in the media.
This article approaches the movie, as far as I'm concerned in the very perspective the movie needed to be scoped.
Enjoy...
http://mindunclouded.blogspot.com/2010/05/inverted-spirituality-of-avatar.html
segunda-feira, 31 de maio de 2010
domingo, 23 de maio de 2010
Freedom of speech versus respect and peace
After reading this great but sad journal I had to post a comment and I am reposting both the journal and my comment.
I hope to see your comments and thoughts on this matter.
http://butch007.deviantart.com/journal/32380510/#comments
Comment:
It is time for those who live by love, peace and true tolerance to step up and SET THE EXAMPLE. Without that words becoming empty casks, without faithfulness to his/her own tradition, regardless which, there can be no true religion.
I know very little about Islam but I know that Sufi wisdom is probably NOT about war but compassion and balance. I'm sure that those who TRULY follow Jesus remember the words "treat thy neighbour as thy self" and therefore despise "God blessed" wars...
I'm sure that Hindus and Bhuddists all over the world are a lt more interested and busy with deeper issues than those of the petty "My guns are stronger than yours and let me prove it to you through diplomacy or suffer under our wrath" kind of threat.
I am not saying there aren't extremists. They're real and many innocent have been taken from us on account of extremist actions. But remember if any given US American citizen is fairly ignorant of what has really been going on the middle east, so might be any given Afghani citizen who's failry ignorant of what the US want with his/her country... to set this as an example...
all of this and more requires from those who do uphold peace over apparent safety to stand united and set the example and make themselves be listened by their own means: be it Art, Literature, Politics, etc.
I dare all peace embracing bloggers who read this journal and these comments to do their best now, for never before have our efforts been more necessary...
hugs to all
I hope to see your comments and thoughts on this matter.
http://butch007.deviantart.com/journal/32380510/#comments
Comment:
It is time for those who live by love, peace and true tolerance to step up and SET THE EXAMPLE. Without that words becoming empty casks, without faithfulness to his/her own tradition, regardless which, there can be no true religion.
I know very little about Islam but I know that Sufi wisdom is probably NOT about war but compassion and balance. I'm sure that those who TRULY follow Jesus remember the words "treat thy neighbour as thy self" and therefore despise "God blessed" wars...
I'm sure that Hindus and Bhuddists all over the world are a lt more interested and busy with deeper issues than those of the petty "My guns are stronger than yours and let me prove it to you through diplomacy or suffer under our wrath" kind of threat.
I am not saying there aren't extremists. They're real and many innocent have been taken from us on account of extremist actions. But remember if any given US American citizen is fairly ignorant of what has really been going on the middle east, so might be any given Afghani citizen who's failry ignorant of what the US want with his/her country... to set this as an example...
all of this and more requires from those who do uphold peace over apparent safety to stand united and set the example and make themselves be listened by their own means: be it Art, Literature, Politics, etc.
I dare all peace embracing bloggers who read this journal and these comments to do their best now, for never before have our efforts been more necessary...
hugs to all
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