APRIL - Nonviolence & Sustainability

                                                                   Illustration by Miki Howenstein
　                                                (From page 114 of the book “Jumbo Jumble”)

……. a non-violent spirit and society encourages creativity and cooperation, appealing to the unity of our existence. Non-violence doesn’t imply not hating evil actions, but it does mean engendering a spirit that does not hate the person. It doesn’t mean denying your anger (which always leads to its coming out in other violent ways), but rather transforming it into a force for good.……
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Author’s Comment:   While suppressing our hate and anger creates the danger of their seeping out of us in subtle, destructive ways, granting them uninhibited expression potentially can lead to the devastation of relationships and lives—neither of which is beneficial to the beholder. Rather, facing these feelings, and finding ways to use them to constructively right wrongs and create a society grounded in peace has the potential to uplift and (en)lighten some of the heaviness in the world.