From the Russian Lubok Tarot, the Ace of Swords; from the Marseille Oracle, the Clock/Destiny:
Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. – Baruch Spinoza
This Ace of Swords divides a world into peace (dove) and war (eagle); according to the booklet, one does not exist without the other. Indeed, throughout recorded history, there has been no period entirely free from conflict. And today I see that the Trump regime has joined Israel in bombing Iran. Holy shit, what is wrong with this administration? Perhaps the words of Johan Galtung explain things: "Peace equals the ability to handle conflict, with empathy, nonviolence, and creativity." Empathy and the ability to be creative in diplomacy is definitely not in Trump's wheelhouse. The Clock suggests repetitious cycles, which fits with human's penchant for war. Instead of doing the same thing over and over and getting the same results, we would be wise to heed the words of Albert Einstein: "We must be prepared to make heroic sacrifices for the cause of peace that we make ungrudgingly for the cause of war."
I've never made a heroic sacrifice in my life! Oh oh. -Kate
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's like this:
Delete"Most people say they value fairness. And yet fairness is often hardest to practice when it asks something of us. It is one thing to support justice in principle. It is another to choose it when doing so costs money, comfort, reputation, or advantage. Fairness becomes complicated when it requires us to say no to a deal that benefits us, to speak honestly when silence would protect us, or to stand apart when the crowd has already decided the outcome. Most people want to live in a fair world. The question is whether we are willing to practice fairness when it costs something."
—Yonatan Hambourger