I listened to a very inspiring conversation this morning between two parents who had both lost children. One was an Israeli woman whose son had been shot by a Palestinian sniper and other a Palestinian man whose ten year old daughter had been killed in the Israeli Palestinian conflict.Both had come to the same conclusion - that peace can only come to their countries when individuals say enough is enough. The lady movingly described how when she was told of her son's death by the army, her first response was "You may not kill anyone in the name of my son"
They are visiting the UK to talk to Tony Blair and on radio she made the point to people here that if they say they are pro either the Palestinian or Israeli cause, then they import the conflict to this country. The only cause to be pro is 'RECONCILATION'
Apart from being uplifted by their personal stance, I was caught yet again at the growing trend which looks to solutions to big problems, coming not from the 'top down' in society, but from ordinary people - from 'the bottom up' - taking a position together. The base of any pyramid is very much larger and broader than the tip!
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