From: Dan Glover (daneglover@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Jun 18 2004 - 20:15:51 BST
Hello everyone
>From: MarshaV <marshalz@i-2000.com>
>Reply-To: moq_discuss@moq.org
>To: moq_discuss@moq.org
>Subject: MD MOQ, U.S. & mu Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 05:49:15 -0400
>
>
>Greetings.
>
>I'm really, really confused. That 'without words place' does not only
>occur in beauty. The state of the humans in this world seems very dismal.
>I can't seem to focus on a clear question or answer. (Wars make me crazy!)
> I recently read 'Evil In Modern Thought', by Susan Neiman, to help make
>sense of things. It was a really interesting book, but it didn't help make
>things clearer.
>
>Here's a question. Is it an individual's responsibility to do something
>about the state of the World?
Hi Marsha
It's very nice to meet you. When Buddha spoke of joyful participation in the
sorrows of the world I don't think he meant to say that the individual
should take on the responsibility of doing something about the state of the
world. The world is in a sorry state; it's made up of suffering. That
doesn't mean we should go around in a lament. And it doesn't mean we should
go around with a happy face painted on our T-shirt either. If a person wants
to make sense of the world they should first stop trying to make sense and
pretty soon things will fall into place as they should.
>I might be wrong, but I don't see our "leaders" doing the right thing. How
>does one become a better citizen? It's not for nothing that WTC, Pentagon
>& White House were to be hit. (The money, muscle & brains.) They are U.S.
>power centers. U.S. is us. How are we responsibly? Can citizens improve
>the value of their country by improving their own value as an individual?
I think the MOQ would say that a person becomes a better citizen by serving
society. And as much as we would like to, I don't think any of us can "do
the right thing" all the time, including our leaders. It's the
service/sacrifice to others that improves the value of society.
Thank you for your comments.
Dan
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