Friday, March 31, 2006
How can you mend a broken heart?
If you are of a "certain age" you may remember those words as part of the BeeGees "bubble gum" period, but the words do fit in this context.
Imagine that you were raised by a peace loving mother, and that she instilled in you a respect for people and hope for peace in the world. Then imagine that you, in turn, taught these things to your child. Finally, imagine your child going to a war torn nation, struggling to bring common sense and peace to a people occupied and not yet recovered from decades of abuse at the hands of the Baath party. Imagine being here, in the US, while your peace loving child is in danger's way in a far off land.
Michael Berg didn't have to imagine. He is that man.
His son Nick is the one who went to that war torn nation, Iraq. He was detained by the FBI and American military illegally for thirteen days. Just as the horror stories of abuse at Abu Ghraib was making news, Nick was kidnapped, and on May 7th, he was killed by his captors. His beheading was splashed all over the world, as it was taped by the murderers, and posted to the Internet.
Now Michael is turning the horror, the anger and mistrust to another, holier purpose. Instead of turning inward to hurt, or outward in rage, Michael is giving peace another chance by running for Congress in Delaware. It would seem that Michael has decided that only love can drive out hate, and only understanding and cooperation can lead to a world at peace.
Folks, I know that I ask a lot of you. I post links and ask you to give to the Green Party, or think about donating to a candidate, or sign a petition...some folks just write about their daily lives at their blogs, and that is fine.
But today I ask each of you to take the time to click Michael's campaign website, and please consider the value of his voice in the Congressional forum. Imagine a man, filled with compassion and love, running for Congress to represent you, regardless of where you live.
Nothing more today, and nothing behind the "Read more!" link, so check out Michael's site, and perhaps you could start by tossing a few $$ to his campaign. I can't imagine a better use for my loose change.
Imagine that you were raised by a peace loving mother, and that she instilled in you a respect for people and hope for peace in the world. Then imagine that you, in turn, taught these things to your child. Finally, imagine your child going to a war torn nation, struggling to bring common sense and peace to a people occupied and not yet recovered from decades of abuse at the hands of the Baath party. Imagine being here, in the US, while your peace loving child is in danger's way in a far off land.
Michael Berg didn't have to imagine. He is that man.
His son Nick is the one who went to that war torn nation, Iraq. He was detained by the FBI and American military illegally for thirteen days. Just as the horror stories of abuse at Abu Ghraib was making news, Nick was kidnapped, and on May 7th, he was killed by his captors. His beheading was splashed all over the world, as it was taped by the murderers, and posted to the Internet.
Now Michael is turning the horror, the anger and mistrust to another, holier purpose. Instead of turning inward to hurt, or outward in rage, Michael is giving peace another chance by running for Congress in Delaware. It would seem that Michael has decided that only love can drive out hate, and only understanding and cooperation can lead to a world at peace.
Folks, I know that I ask a lot of you. I post links and ask you to give to the Green Party, or think about donating to a candidate, or sign a petition...some folks just write about their daily lives at their blogs, and that is fine.
But today I ask each of you to take the time to click Michael's campaign website, and please consider the value of his voice in the Congressional forum. Imagine a man, filled with compassion and love, running for Congress to represent you, regardless of where you live.
Nothing more today, and nothing behind the "Read more!" link, so check out Michael's site, and perhaps you could start by tossing a few $$ to his campaign. I can't imagine a better use for my loose change.
// posted by Gregg Jocoy @ 9:21 AM 
