what she said.
Check out Catherine’s lovely post today over at Everyday Life As Lyric Poetry. She talks about perspective, and these quotes in particular reached me;
“I have never met a fairy-tale-style bad guy who really wanted to do the wrong thing, for no reason. What I have met are hundreds of hurting people trying to make sense of things; and when I find out why and how they were raised, what they’re up against today - all the rest makes sense to me. Where once I saw lack of ethics, now I see strongly held values. Where once I saw ignorance, now I see deeply engraved experiences. Where once I saw hardheartedness, now I see a feeling, living soul.”
After you soak in Catherine’s wisdom, take a quick peak over at Jen Lemen’s again and see a small sampling of the love notes she made to leave around her city. She is a woman who takes action instead of just talking - any wonder she’s one of my heros?
“there is no human heart that does not crave for joy and peace.”
“Peace, then, is the purpose of waging war…Notice that there can be life without pain, but no pain without some kind of life. In the same way, there can be peace without any kind of war, but no war that does not suppose some kind of peace.”
I’m pretty sure both of those came from Thomas Kuhn…
Comment by Ninotchka — 01.24.08 @ 6:30:57
jen lemen is one of my heros too!
Comment by sarah-ji — 01.24.08 @ 9:20:25
Thanks so much for the link - this post had been burning in my heart for quite a long time, so I’m grateful to know that someone appreciated it!
Comment by Catherine — 01.24.08 @ 10:16:29