WAR or PEACE
This month, since we are at
war in yugoslavia, and since war is irrational by nature, i will not appeal
to your intellects by writing an article in Blissymbolics. What is the
point of trying to reason where reasoning does not exist? Instead, i will
suggest some key Blissymbols for all of us to contemplate, regardless of
which side you are on, since a single Blissymbol is worth hundreds of words!:::::
Contemplating the blissymbol
for "WAR" can perhaps provide some food for thought. The part of this symbol
which means nation is simply a "flag on land". What does this mean? In
ancient times, when unclaimed quality real-estate was still to be found
on earth, a group of humans, when finding unused land would mark it as
theirs with banners and set up camp. The symbol suggests: "we were here
first, and we are still here"!! But who are "We" in these global times?
There is no unclaimed real-estate anymore! We must begin to think differently!
Now look at the 2 swords in the "WAR" symbol above and contemlate what
they represent in this modern world....the swords are NUCLEAR WEAPONS and
the poor-nations-nukes: BIO AND CHEMO WEAPONS. Any of these can ruin the
whole planet for everbody, so who wins, the first to do it?
The Blissymbol for "Peace"
provides the complete answer to our problem as human beings, so this will
likely be a short article. Try to contemplate this symbol and all its richness!
The sky is blue, the earth is green and our hearts burn red with passion.
But how will we direct this passion? If we continue to vent our passions
as human beings as we have in our past history, the sky will no longer
be blue, the earth will no longer produce anything green, and everthing
will glow NUCLEAR RED for tens of thousands of years.
Can your passions touch heaven
and touch earth and somehow reconcile them? Do you know what this means?
Heaven is all the infinite heights of reality possible, and earth is all
the infinite depth! Both are good but humanity is fractured into armed
camps who favor different parts of this infinite spectrum. Accept ALL of
it! Let your heart touch all of it and then you will accept everyone.
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