
Join us this friday morning at the Hansen House for this monthโs dynamic speaker Bryan Steiner who will be discussing this monthโs theme: Death
โI am currently working on a fundraising project for The Parents Circle โ Families Forum. This is a group of individuals โ Israelis and Palestinians โ who have lost a nuclear family member in our local conflict. They may be the strongest and most courageous people Iโve ever met. As they move through the pain of this loss โ a pain that never goes away โ they use it as a cry to others, saying, โYou do not want to go through this and we donโt want you to either.โ And, of course, thereโs only one way to stop this from happening to others and that is to stop fighting each other.
So many of us, when faced with negativity, want to turn it on others. When weโre angry, we anger our spouse, when weโre in a bad mood we donโt play with our children. We want everybody to feel the way we feel, itโs only natural. It can even be seen as a form of sharing. After all, weโre simply sharing our current situation with others around us and, in many cases, itโs very subconscious. In a situation that youโve lost a loved one to somebody considered โotherโ from you, can you imagine the feelings of revenge that would go through you? How can it not? And, yet, these individuals were able to take a step away from that and meet people from the โother sideโ that also lost loved ones. And what they learned is that the pain is stronger than the conflict. That the pain of loss is the same no matter where youโre from. And that the conflict is not worth the pain.
There are too many groups in the world that want us all to feel their pain. And the world is full of stories of the oppressed becoming the oppressor. This is a rare group that asks all of us to not ever feel their pain. Thereโs a famous quote I once came across, โIn life you learn from experience. Preferably other peoplesโ.โ Here is a group that is constantly asking us to learn from their experience.
I am inspired by this group every day. In the smallest moments they help me remember not to share my negativity. If Iโm feeling down, it does not mean you need to feel down with me. In bigger moments they remind me that revenge, even in the smallest things, is never a solution. A lesson we can always remember on the highways of Israel. And in the inspirational moments they remind me that weโre all the same. Our pain and ecstasy are the same. We walk hand-in-hand through happiness and sadness until we leave it all behind. And itโs our choice what we pass on to future generations.โ
โืืชืงืืคื ืื ืื ื ืขืืื ืขื ืคืจืืืงื ืืืืก ืชืจืืืืช ืขืืืจ ืณืคืืจืื ืืฉืคืืืช ืฉืืืืืชืณ. ืื ืงืืืฆื ืฉื ืืืืืื, ืืฉืจืืืื ืืคืืกืืื ืื, ืืฉืจ ืืืืื ืื ืืฉืคืื ืงืจืื ืืืืื ืืกืืกืื. ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืืงืื ืืืืืฆืื ืฉืื ืคืขื ืคืืฉืชื. ืชืื ืืื ืฉืื ืืืื ืขื ืืื ืืืืืื, ืืื ืฉืืขืืื ืื ื ืขืื, ืื ืืืืืกืื ืืืชื ืืงืจืืื ืืืืจืื ืืืืืจืื - ืดืืชื ืืื ืื ืจืืฆืื ืืืืืช ืืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืื ื ืื ืื ืื ืจืืฆืื ืฉืชืืื ืืืชืืด. ืืืืืื ืืฉื ื ืจืง ืืจื ืืืช ืืืื ืข ืืื ืฉืืื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืงืจื ืืื ืฉืื ื ืืกืคืื ืืื ืขื ืืื ืืคืกืงืช ืืืืืื.
ืื ืจืืื ืืืชื ื, ืืืฉืจ ืื ืื ื ืืชืืืืืื ืขื ืฉืืืืืืช, ืื ื ืืฉืจ ืจืืฆืื ืืืคื ืืช ืืืชื ืืืคื ืืืืจ. ืืฉืื ืื ื ืืืขืกืื, ืื ืื ื ืืืขืกืื ืขื ืื ืืืื ืฉืื ื, ืืืฉืจ ืื ืื ื ืืืฆื ืจืื ืจืข ืื ืื ื ืื ืืฉืืงืื ืขื ืืืืืื ืฉืื ื. ืืื ื ืจืืฆืื ืฉืืืื ืืจืืืฉื ืืคื ืฉืื ืื ื ืืจืืืฉืื, ืื ืื ืืืขื. ืืคืฉืจ ืืจืืืช ืืืช ืืกืื ืฉื ืฉืืชืืฃ. ืืืจื ืืื, ืื ืื ื ืคืฉืื ืืฉืชืคืื ืืช ืืชืืืฉืืช ืฉืื ื ืขื ืื ืฉืืกืืืื ื, ืืืงืจืื ืจืืื ืื ืคืืขื ืืจืื ืืื ืืืืขืช. ืืืฆื ืฉืื ืืืืช ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืฉืื ืื ืืฉื ืดืืืืืืด, ืชืืื ืืืืืื ืืช ืชืืืฉืืช ืื ืงืื ืืืืขืืขืืช ืืชืืื? ืืืฆื ืื? ืืขืืืื, ืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืกืืืืื ืืื ืืงืืช ืฆืขื ืืื ื ืืกืฃ ืืืคืืืฉ ืื ืฉืื ืืดืืฆื ืืฉื ืืด ืืฉืจ ืื ืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืืื. ืื ืฉืื ืืืื ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืง ืืืชืจ ืืืงืื ืคืืืงื. ืฉืืื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืื, ืื ืืฉื ื ืืืืื ืฆื ืืชื. ืืฉืืงืื ืคืืืงื ืื ืฉืืื ืืช ืืืื.
ืืฉื ื ืืืชืจ ืืื ืงืืืฆืืช ืืขืืื ืืฉืจ ืจืืฆืืช ืฉืืืื ื ื ืืืฉ ืืช ืืืื ืฉืืื. ืืขืืื ืืื ืืกืืคืืจืื ืขื ืืืืืืื ืฉืืคืื ืืืืืืื. โืคืืจืื ืืืฉืคืืืช ืืฉืืืืืชโ ืืื ืงืืืฆื ื ืืืจื ืืืืชืจ ืืฉืจ ืืืงืฉืช ืืืืื ื ืฉืืขืืื ืื ื ืืืฉ ืืช ืืืื. ืืฉื ื ืฆืืืื ืืคืืจืกื ืฉืืืืจ ืดืืืืื ืืชื ืืืื ืืื ืืกืืื, ืขืืืฃ ืื ืืกืืื ืื ืฉื ืืืจืืืด. ืืืื ืงืืืฆื ืฉื ืื ืฉืื ืืฉืจ ืืืงืฉืื ืืืชื ื ืืืืื ืืื ืกืืื ืฉืืื.
ืื ื ืืงืื ืืฉืจืื ืืงืืืฆื ืื ืืื ืืื. ืืจืืขืื ืืงืื ืื ืื ืขืืืจืื ืื ืืืืืจ ืื ืืืืืง ืืช ืืฉืืืืืืช ืฉืื. ืื ืื ื ืืืืื ืื ืื ืืืืจ ืฉืืืื ืฆืจืืืื ืืืืืช ืืืืืืื ืืื ืืชื. ืืจืืขืื ืืืจืื ืื ืืืืืจืื ืื ืฉื ืงืื, ืืคืืื ืืืืจืื ืืงืื ืื, ืืื ืืขืืื ืืื ื ืืคืชืจืื, ืืื ืฉืืขืืจ ืฉืืืื ืืืืื ื ืืืืืจ ืืืืืฉื ืืฉืจืื.
ืืืจืืขืื ืืขืืจืจื ืืฉืจืื ืื ืืืืืจืื ืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืืืื. ืืืื ืืืขืื ื ืฉืื ื ืืืืื. ืื ื ืฆืืขืืื ืื ืืื ืืืจื ืืขืืืจืช ืืื ืขืฆื ืืฉืืื, ืขื ืฉืืื ืืื ืื ืื ื ืืฉืืืจืื ืืช ืืื ืืืืืจ. ืืื ืืืืืจื ืฉืื ื ืื ืื ื ืืืชืืจืื ืืืืจืืช ืืืืื.โ
ืงืื ืืจืืืก ืืื ื ืฉืื ืืคื ื ืฉืื ื ืืืจืื!