What is the price of justice?
We usually view justice as the punishment of the guilty, in which case we are often adamant about it's importance and the sacrifice sometimes required to ensure it. We are willing to sacrifice time, money, and maybe even our lives (or at least the lives of others). We long to 'fight the good fight', so to speak, to bring tyrants to their knees.
But what about the justice that says we all deserve to be loved, that we all have the same right to live? What about the justice that condemns oppression and stands with the oppressed? Are we truly passionate about this kind of justice, the kind that wages war against our own intolerance and greed?
This battle almost seems to require more of me, in some ways, because it is not a fight that is fought with my hands. It's not a fight that sets out to confront evil with violence, but with patience and humility, with selflessness and compassion.
At times there seems to be no end in sight and it weighs upon me with a feeling of hopelessness. Honestly, I worry it's a battle we are losing and one that I cannot fight alone.
So...
...who will fight with me?
Thursday, December 20, 2007
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I shall try.
Just give me a sword, and I will kick some serious ass.
Don't worry Matt, I am already fighting with you ;)
I liked what you said about not using violence. Ghandi is actually one of my heroes, he wasn't a passivist, but he used none-violence.
"But what about the justice that says we all deserve to be loved, that we all have the same right to live? What about the justice that condemns oppression and stands with the oppressed?....that wages war against our own intolerance and greed?"
You have no idea how thankful I am that you see this!
I have decided we can be friends.
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