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“This is what the LORD requires of every man; to do justice, to love mercy and to humbly work with God.”

“Ich glaube nicht an Vorahnungen. Und doch muss ich später immer wieder an diesen Moment denken. Warum lief mein Sohn nicht wie sonst nach der Betreuung in meine Arme? Warum hielt er sich so verzweifelt an Marwa fest, als ob er sie nach dem Wochenende nicht wiedersehen würde? Wenn das eigene Leben sich radikal ändert, erhält Gewöhnliches plötzlich eine Bedeutung. Wird zu dem Versuch zu erklären, was sich nicht erklären lässt. Gibt dem «Zuvor» ein Gewicht, um das «Danach» begreifbarer zu machen. Ich dachte nach dem 7. Oktober 2023 oft: Vielleicht spürte Oz, dass dies ein Abschied sein würde. Dass dieser Donnerstagnachmittag, der 5. Oktober, nicht nur der Beginn eines sonnigen Herbst-Wochenendes in Israel war. Sondern dass weniger als 48 Stunden später eine Katastrophe geschehen würde, die alles veränderte. Das Leben unserer Familie. Das Leben von Marwa. Und das Land, das wir alle unser Zuhause nennen.”

“Healing a hurting humanity starts with a sacred pause, to listen, to learn, to understand, to accept, to forgive, to respect. That sacred pause transcends the fear-driven brutality of the primitive human survival intinct and makes way for a thoughtful, intentional, peaceful, humane response. Peaceful coexistence on this lovely planet is not impossible. It is imperative. Our future, our humanity, our very survival depends on it.”

“English is my second language, My first language is love. Neuroscience is my second sense, My first sense is love. Theology is my second faith, My first faith is interfaith. Philosophy is my second nature, My first nature is to assimilate.”

“English is my second language, My first language is love. Neuroscience is my second sense, My first sense is love. Theology is my second faith, My first faith is interfaith. Philosophy is my second nature, My first nature is to assimilate. All labels are second labels, Our native label is human. All tradition is second tradition, Earth's native tradition is compassion.”

“First Language (The Sonnet) English is my second language, My first language is love. Neuroscience is my second sense, My first sense is love. Theology is my second faith, My first faith is interfaith. Philosophy is my second nature, My first nature is to assimilate. Analog is my second passion, My first passion is dialogue. Law is my second task, my first, Is taking beings out of the bog. All labels are second labels, Our native label is human. All tradition is second tradition, Earth's native tradition is compassion.”

“As we forge forward in the pursuit of progress, let us not forget the shared rights of all beings to inhabit this Earth, tread the paths of compassion and empathy, seeking ways to coexist harmoniously, embracing the notion that every creature, from the mightiest to the humblest, deserves their place under the sun.”

“In its essence, Elemental, the Power of Illuminated Love, maintains we are all on a quest to experience qualities of compassion and acceptance capable of helping to sustain both the individual and the larger society. Because such a journey tends to take place even more within than without, the visual imagery, words, and music of ILLUMINATED LOVE incorporates both levels of that reality.”

“Diversity is an aspect of human existence that cannot be eradicated by terrorism or war or self-consuming hatred. It can only be conquered by recognizing and claiming the wealth of values it represents for all.”

“The message of the English landscape is one of embrace - is one of humankind's ability to find our individual narratives among the pathways and allow those narratives to coexist harmoniously. My ghosts and your ghosts each take up zero space while coexisting in the same location; my myths and your myths have equal footing and, in fact, combine to form new, better, stronger myths.”

“Our greatest power as nations and individuals is not the ability to employ assault weapons, suicide bombers, and drones to destroy each other. The greater more creative powers with which we may arm ourselves are grace and compassion sufficient enough to love and save each other.”

“Individual cultures and ideologies have their appropriate uses but none of them erase or replace the universal experiences, like love and weeping and laughter, common to all human beings.”

“The acknowledgement of a single possibility can change everything.”

“I've found that most people don't have a mental filing drawer labeled Times I Was Wrong. Its mislabeled Times I Was Lonely or Times So-And-So Was Angry.”

“The message of Islam is by no means a closed value system at variance or conflict with other value systems. From the very start, the Prophet did not conceive the content of his message as the expression of pure otherness versus what the Arabs or the other societies of his time were producing. Islam does not establish a closed universe of reference but rather relies on a set of universal principles that can coincide with the fundamentals and values of other beliefs and religious traditions (even those produced by a polytheistic society such as that of Mecca at the time). Islam is a message of justice that entails resisting oppression and protecting the dignity of the oppressed and the poor, and Muslims must recognize the moral value of a law or contract stipulating this requirement, whoever its authors and whatever the society, Muslim or not. Far from building an allegiance to Islam in which recognition and loyalty are exclusive to the community of faith, the Prophet strove to develop the believer's conscience through adherence to principles transcending closed allegiances in the name of a primary loyalty to universal principles themselves. The last message brings nothing new to the affirmation of the principles of human dignity, justice, and equality: it merely recalls and confirms them. As regards moral values, the same intuition is present when the Prophet speaks of the equalities of individuals before and in Islam: 'The best among you [as to their human and moral qualities] during the era before Islam [al-jahiliyyah] are the best in Islam, provided they understand it [Islam].' The moral value of a human being reaches far beyond belonging to a particular universe of reference; within Islam, it requires added knowledge and understanding in order to grasp properly what Islam confirms (the principle of justice) and what it demands should be reformed (all forms of idol worship).”

“Acceptance is a thing... look into it. If it is something in you, about you, done by you... and you aren't happy with it... you don't have to accept it. You have the power to affect change. If it something in someone else, about someone else, done by someone else... and it doesn't directly effect you in a negative way (actual effect, not perceived, mind you) ... you can rally against it, or accept it. While you may have the power in someway to force change on others... acceptance is also totally a real thing... seriously. Look into it. Don't like what others think, or feel, or do with their lives? Neat. Do those things have a direct negative impact on you? If yes, then communicate (in whatever means are situationally appropriate) and seek a positive resolution. If no, then do as I tell my eight and ten year old children... ignore them. You... no matter your age, gender, sexual orientation, belief structure, occupation, or affluence (real or perceived)... You absolutely have the right to accept others. Honest.”

“We ache with the yearning that turns half into whole and offer no excuses for the beauty of our souls.”