Suzanne Mercier - Sunday, April 25, 2010
A dear friend of mine Joanne Prior called this morning ... early. She had been to the dawn Anzac Day Service and felt very moved, particularly when they played the Last Post on the bagpipes. One of the veterans had spoken and a key part of his message was 'let's not forget that thousands of young men lost their lives in what was a tactical error'. I hadn't heard that before. What this veteran was saying was that Gallipoli and all the other wars that have been fought exact a huge cost.
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We then talked of war, that in 1915, times were very different. We questioned whether the world progressed enough to connect, communicate and
resolve
rather than pick up arms and fight.
According to Wikipedia, and as the map shows, there is still widespread
conflict. The Major Wars are currently killing more than 1000 people
per annum. Civil War in Afghanistan and Somalia, drug wars in Mexico,
nomadic conflicts in Sudan, the Iraq War and the war in Pakistan
between Pakistani armed forces and Islamic militants.
While Australia has no major war going on, we have so much internal conflict in the name of religion, race and preservation of culture.
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Fear is the cause of war. Scarcity. Loss. Limitation. Need for protection. Control or lack of control. Abuse of power. These perceptions and situations all come from fear. Without fear, war couldn't exist. Without intending in any way to disrespect the sacrifice made by our ANZACS, how about the lesson from Anzac day is this: Fear comes at a high price - perhaps even lives in the case of war. Are we still willing to pay this price? Isn't there another way? A better way?
Yes, there is. Transform our ego-based fear into something more constructive. Move from limitation and scarcity to abundance, from judgement to curiosity, from mine to ours, from fear to hope and courage, from control over others to personal power and domain over ourselves; from victim to choice, from imposterhood to authenticity.
Let's live in the light instead of the darkness that comes from fear.
What do you think? I'd love to hear.
All the very best
Suzanne
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