It Is All So Painful. and I don't know if I agree with you that "we have all failed". i say this with respect my brother. Fallen short, made mistakes, ignorance is not an excuse, absolutely. but saying we have all failed feels too extreme or too condemning or something. it just doesn't land right for me. I am open to hearing more from you about this
I understand. I’ve worked tirelessly, and have accomplished a lot in Gaza, but almost all of my friends have been killed, the nation is almost erased, almost every mosque destroyed, etc. On a scale of 1-100, I give myself a failing a grade. And that’s after all I’ve done. I have failed.
I can see where Shaun comes from. I don’t feel like we can say anyone has succeeded until we have seen at least this most modern tragedy of what’s happening in Gaza to the end. With a resolution for the Palestinians.
Historically, civil justice movements have fallen short by claiming brief success. This is a time more than ever before that everyone must work harder. Because there are still too many people today that don’t feel and recognize the weight of an entire society being demolished.
It’s not a blow at the people who are already hurting. It’s a gauging of the entire situation and the failure is the fact that this is still happening. It’s not just happening but it’s been declared normal several times. There’s still this huge gap where it seems the world is combatting the genocide but not to stop it. There are building plans going on over mass graves and most people are so exhausted by everything that we just have to sit and watch while we pray our leaders find a way to make this stop.
It’s a grand failure. I know I’ve failed because I wish I could be doing more.
I’m so grateful for all that Shaun does. But I see what he means by we have all failed.
Lidice in Bohemia in June 1942. The same treatment. The names, uniforms, skin color, and language...even the purported religion... of the oppressors may change, but their acts never do and their lies never do.
This is beyond the pale. Hard to find words for this atrocity and the cruelty and injustice and the losses … too much. Human cruelty at its worst. And here I am so comfy and safe in my suburban world. I send out compassion
and healing for the tragic losses of life and trust. We must do better as a human family. I will keep this photo prominent as a reminder.
I can’t even describe the pain and disgust that I feel from all of this. I send you so much love. I don’t understand why we all can’t come together and fight for this. There’s people who are still supporting this! It’s horrific and I’m so sorry for all of us.😭💔
Wow, that's a level of atrocious razing not seen, perhaps, since Rotterdam in WWII, or maybe the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas in 2001, or the gates of Nineveh, Or Palmyra. Fortunately, Petra, where all the Qiblas pointed to prior to 900 A.D., is nestled safely in Jordan.
This particular razing however, having been bankrolled by Iran and executed by Hamas, might be especially relative because it was exacted upon an extant population of people, and was not only predictable, but preventable - why Hamas was allowed, and at times maybe even encouraged, to affect this tragedy of both human life and civilization, will echo for generations in the discussions of more reasonable people.
It was completely avoidable, given the completely predictable outcome that would end with the eradication of yet another band of terrorists that robbed future generations of peoples, archaeologists, and anthropologists, of a sacred heritage that no longer remains.
I share your grief, dear friend. They, "we," have destroyed the Holy Land, the ancient Land of Olive Trees. But those demons will never destroy its essence. Its blueprint remains. I'm feeling a change in the air, a willingness to learn from this and realise that Palestine holds the key to humanity's future. We can, and must, restore that beautiful land. Our numbers grow daily... this is what my new book is all about, Shaun. I can't wait to share it with you 🙏🌈🤍
It's just so painful. So awful. We have all failed. Miserably.
It Is All So Painful. and I don't know if I agree with you that "we have all failed". i say this with respect my brother. Fallen short, made mistakes, ignorance is not an excuse, absolutely. but saying we have all failed feels too extreme or too condemning or something. it just doesn't land right for me. I am open to hearing more from you about this
I understand. I’ve worked tirelessly, and have accomplished a lot in Gaza, but almost all of my friends have been killed, the nation is almost erased, almost every mosque destroyed, etc. On a scale of 1-100, I give myself a failing a grade. And that’s after all I’ve done. I have failed.
I can see where Shaun comes from. I don’t feel like we can say anyone has succeeded until we have seen at least this most modern tragedy of what’s happening in Gaza to the end. With a resolution for the Palestinians.
Historically, civil justice movements have fallen short by claiming brief success. This is a time more than ever before that everyone must work harder. Because there are still too many people today that don’t feel and recognize the weight of an entire society being demolished.
It’s not a blow at the people who are already hurting. It’s a gauging of the entire situation and the failure is the fact that this is still happening. It’s not just happening but it’s been declared normal several times. There’s still this huge gap where it seems the world is combatting the genocide but not to stop it. There are building plans going on over mass graves and most people are so exhausted by everything that we just have to sit and watch while we pray our leaders find a way to make this stop.
It’s a grand failure. I know I’ve failed because I wish I could be doing more.
I’m so grateful for all that Shaun does. But I see what he means by we have all failed.
sending Love and appreciation beyond measure my brother
Lidice in Bohemia in June 1942. The same treatment. The names, uniforms, skin color, and language...even the purported religion... of the oppressors may change, but their acts never do and their lies never do.
This is beyond the pale. Hard to find words for this atrocity and the cruelty and injustice and the losses … too much. Human cruelty at its worst. And here I am so comfy and safe in my suburban world. I send out compassion
and healing for the tragic losses of life and trust. We must do better as a human family. I will keep this photo prominent as a reminder.
This is purely unconscionable. There will be justice, but the weight of all this evil in the meantime is unbearable.
With all my heart, thank you, Brother for reminding us of what is happening in Gaza.
I can’t even describe the pain and disgust that I feel from all of this. I send you so much love. I don’t understand why we all can’t come together and fight for this. There’s people who are still supporting this! It’s horrific and I’m so sorry for all of us.😭💔
Wow, that's a level of atrocious razing not seen, perhaps, since Rotterdam in WWII, or maybe the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas in 2001, or the gates of Nineveh, Or Palmyra. Fortunately, Petra, where all the Qiblas pointed to prior to 900 A.D., is nestled safely in Jordan.
This particular razing however, having been bankrolled by Iran and executed by Hamas, might be especially relative because it was exacted upon an extant population of people, and was not only predictable, but preventable - why Hamas was allowed, and at times maybe even encouraged, to affect this tragedy of both human life and civilization, will echo for generations in the discussions of more reasonable people.
It was completely avoidable, given the completely predictable outcome that would end with the eradication of yet another band of terrorists that robbed future generations of peoples, archaeologists, and anthropologists, of a sacred heritage that no longer remains.
Stupid goes all the way to the bone.
Looks like some post apocalyptic scene in a sci-fi movie but this ain't no sci-fi.
I share your grief, dear friend. They, "we," have destroyed the Holy Land, the ancient Land of Olive Trees. But those demons will never destroy its essence. Its blueprint remains. I'm feeling a change in the air, a willingness to learn from this and realise that Palestine holds the key to humanity's future. We can, and must, restore that beautiful land. Our numbers grow daily... this is what my new book is all about, Shaun. I can't wait to share it with you 🙏🌈🤍