Radical

Henry James is quoted in the book Rules for Radicals (by Alinsky) as saying: "Life is, in fact, a battle. Evil is insolent and strong; beauty enchanting but rare; goodness very apt to be weak; folly very apt to be defiant; wickedness to carry the day; imbeciles to be in great places, people of sense in small, and mankind generally unhappy."

When I read this... words came pouring out of my heart. This is what my heart was saying:

"This was the world as I understood a couple of years back. And I was a warrior willing to fight for more justice at any and all cost! But then, my world came tumbling down and I realized that I was not as strong as I thought I was. At least, not strong enough to win in such a world.

Why live then?

But, I remembered the birth of my sons. I saw into their eyes as their bodies grew. I heard their voices deep in my heart. And I realized that if I live in a battlefield, I will be passing on to them a war.

Yet their eyes, their voices, their hands beckoned me to recognize that my sons are not children of war! They are children of Light, of Life, of Love!

So I concluded that I did not want to pass on war - didn't want to live in a battlefield and see them die as I felt death engulfing me. I had to, therefore, live in the world of Light, of Love, and of Peace. So that my sons can grow up at home.

I will fight no more.
I will resist with gratitude.
I will strike with a smile.
I will love and I WILL let go.
I will struggle with open arms.
I will build by bowing down.
I will create and not destroy.

Yours truly,

My Soul