be careful what you say

Well I should have expected it. I make some comments and my words seem to get twisted round.

"I should go to your aid" I said in a previous blog. "Does that mean that you would not?" someone asked. No, I will go to your aid. By using the word 'should' I intended to give it a moral obligation, as I hope I portrayed when I said that not helping was leading to injustice.
"So, you are good with your fists?" queried another. Not a bit of it. I still hold the view that violence is the last resort.

I suggested a 'what if' attitude, and received a comment 'congratulating' me on my compensation culture approach. How strange! If I, through my own actions, fall down a drain or, as I have done, trip over the curb whilst running for a bus, I do not expect to go cap in hand begging to the council. We must all take responsibility for our own actions, and not seek to blame others.

No, forget the 'should have expected it'. I did expect it.

peace and justice

A comment to one of my earlier posts suggested that being peaceful meant that I would never fight terrorists or bring them to justice. What a strange notion.

The most important principle is justice, and that includes punishing those that do wrong as well as supporting those who are the victims. I would never condone terrorism.

If I see someone attack you in the street, then I should go to your assistance. If I ignore you and leave you to suffer, then that is injustice. However, we must be careful that our own actions are not excessive and themselves are the cause of further injustice. A community protecting itself is one thing, vigilantism is quite another.

"The best beloved of all things in My sight is justice" - Baha'i Writings.