The Tool-kit for making peace. Part 2

An ancient verbal retelling of a story from the Cherokee Indians tells us a story of violence and kindness.

An elderly Cherokee Native American was teaching his grandchildren about life...
He said to them, "A fight is going on inside me, it is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.

One wolf is evil -- he is fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, competition, superiority, and ego.

The other is good---he is joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, friendship, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.

This same fight is going on inside you, and inside every other person, too."

They thought about it for a minute and then one child asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?"

The old Cherokee simply replied: "The one you feed".

If we meet Confrontations with the virtues of Non-violence, we then take up a higher moral ground.
Many famous people of peace have said this in different ways:

Jesus,

"If someone strikes you on the cheek, offer him the other one as well."Luke 6:29

Buddha,

"The Buddha was sitting under a tree talking to his disciples when a man came and spit on his face. He wiped it off, and he asked the man, “What next? What do you want to say next?”

Lao Tzu

"If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading...Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love."

What the old Cherokee was saying when he had said, " The one you feed," is that if you meet violence with non-violence you inspire the other person to take a second look every time, and every time there after. This compassion will shake any hierarchy and give a pause in time for which some silence, space occurs.


"Not meeting anger with anger...We won't give them violence because we are taking care of our anger..."
Michael Stone.

The Tool-kit for making peace.

      The first in a series of posts about how to make a tool-kit for peacemaking situations. This is being pulled from past life experiences including personal life, from strife to starving; to things learnt at the level of College classes. Especially those of Social Psychology professor, Mark Stambush. As well as The Sociologist professor Steven McGuire. These two people were essential for me to even stumble across any of these ideas.  




The first item in one's tool-kit is to have a Beginners Mind:


The Beginners Mind


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Beginner's minds are always more listening.
When listening If you cloud your mind with inner dialog then
You have too much on your mind about yourself to really help someone in need.
Some Gather their thoughts in groups
Some in meditation
After obtaining the beginner's mind it is easier to come up with “non violent” strategic questions.
A blank mind also allows for sympathetic messages.