Malala Yousafzai, the 16-year-old Pakistani advocate for womens access to education, has just won the Nobel Peace Prize. Malala shows that it is possible to be absolutely committed to stopping abuse or injustice and protecting the injured, while tempering outrage with compassion. We are ready for another way of viewing strength and a fresh approach to improving life on this planet. Think of Nelson Mandela realizing that his own guards on Robben Island were imprisoned by the system, even as they imprisoned him. I used to think that the Talib would come, and he would just kill me. But then I said, if he comes, what would you do Malala? then I would reply to myself, Malala, just take a shoe and hit him. But then I said, If you hit a Talib with your shoe, then there would be no difference between you and the Talib. You must not treat others with cruelty and that much harshly, you must fight others but through peace and through dialogue and through education. Then I said I will tell him how important education is and that I even want education for your children as well, and I will tell him, Thats what I want to tell you, now do what you want. Check out this article by Sharon Salzberg - Another Way of Viewing Strength. #Malala #NobelPeacePrize #Nonviolence #OccupyLove
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 02:17:52 +0000
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