Root, Flower and Fruit.
The root of any injustice and the resulting conflict is to be found in the compost of history. The tree and its flowers are now in full view for all to see. Both tree and flower exuding the most virulent toxin that man can produce .. and its dripping all over us. Should we eat the fruit?
It seems such a distance .. the road I walked. But a mental snapshot of an embroidered wall hanging .. is still bright in my minds eye. It had been crafted by a devout Welsh lady. Christian Welsh Chapel .. dour and stern .. The 10 commandments were sufficient .. the words of Jesus Christ the blessing.
The words embroidered upon it, and in beautiful English script .. the overall impression was like a page from the Book of Kells ..
Man Proposes. God Disposes.
A man goes to war for many reasons .. all of them futile. I was once told by an old Welsh Crone .. It is Gods will .. that the Earth become a Garden .. I believe that on a very deep level .. but the killing goes on until Mankind learns the lesson of his History.
It is often said that it is the Victor who writes that History .. that is only partially true .. there are always two sides in any conflict .. I am minded of Arjunas cry upon the battle field to his beloved Teacher. ( Chapter One of the Bhagavad Gita )
"Thus sadly won! Ah! What victory can bring delight, Govinda! what rich spoils could profit .. what rule recompense .. what span of life itself seem sweet .. bought with such blood?
Seeing that these stand here, ready to die .. for whose sake life was fair .. and pleasure pleased .. and power grew precious .. Grandsires, Sires, and Sons, Brothers, and Fathers-in-law, and Sons-in-law, Elders and Friends! Shall I deal death on these even though they seek to slay us?
Not one blow, will I strike to gain the rule of all Three Worlds; then, how much less to seize an earthly kingdom! Killing these must breed but anguish, Krishna! If they be guilty, we shall grow guilty by their deaths; Their sins will light on us, if we shall slay those sons of Dhritirashtra, and our kin; What peace could come of that, O Madhava? For if indeed, blinded by lust and wrath, These cannot see, or will not see, the sin of kingly lines overthrown and kinsmen slain, how should not we, who see, shun such a crime?"
The complete text may be found here
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/gita/bg01.htm
One thing is for certain .. �By their fruits Ye shall know them� .. And by contemplating the fruit one may see and know .. What has been .. and what is to come .. this is not prophecy .. it is a law of Nature .. Human Nature .. I beg of you .. don�t eat the fruit .. lest you become intoxicated by the roots of injustice .. One thing more .. it is also said .. those that the Gods would destroy .. they first make Mad.
Today we may see the madness .. and the venom dripping from their fangs .. Heavy tanks, long range guns and fighter bombers raining death and fire upon the innocent .. they steal the land of others .. rape the women .. sodomise the children .. kill the men .. Upon them is the mark of the Beast .. It is by their fruits ye shall know them .. Who, and what they really are ..
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