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PRACTICING FROM THE HEART
PRACTICING FROM THE HEART
6-22-2019 - Summer Heat
Just returned from a long trip to the East Coast of the US to meet my brand new grand daughter, two months old last week. The trip across our country was an eye opener. We saw a beautiful country, but we also saw multitude of problems facing it. None the least was the incredible angry and damaging weather. As my sister-in-law said; "The weather system is broken."
The political rhetoric of many of our world leaders too, have left many to scratch their heads and ask; what is going on? We are left to believe that to be patriotic is to harm those who do not agree with us. Obviously this strategy is not working and it maybe a good time for us to rethink our approach to our problems. For, as Mahatma Gandhi said; "An eye for an eye will soon leave the whole world blind".
Sometimes, we have to go out of our way to execute the needed task. A good example of this can be seen in the work of peace activist and novelist Baroness Bertha von Suttner. Born on June 9th, 1843 in Prague. As a popular peace activist, her work was read overwhelmingly. Her book "Lay Down Your Arms (1889)" received overwhelming praise. She traveled all over Europe and in her mid 30s became the secretary to the industrialist Alfred Nobel.
Nobel had made a fortune as the inventor of dynamite and later through the development of weapons. Bertha became an influencing factor on Nobel and convinced him to create what is now known as "The Nobel Peace Prize". Nobel died in 1896, and the first Nobel Prize was given in 1901. In 1905, Bertha von Suttner became the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize that she had helped create.
Today the need for peace and harmony is paramount. We as healthcare providers can be a catalyst in starting a spark to light the torch of hope and we have the tools to make our torch be seen far away. Telehealth, Telemedicine, and Tele-education can carry the light of our torch around the world. Lets make our flag be one of hope and peace!
Just returned from a long trip to the East Coast of the US to meet my brand new grand daughter, two months old last week. The trip across our country was an eye opener. We saw a beautiful country, but we also saw multitude of problems facing it. None the least was the incredible angry and damaging weather. As my sister-in-law said; "The weather system is broken."
The political rhetoric of many of our world leaders too, have left many to scratch their heads and ask; what is going on? We are left to believe that to be patriotic is to harm those who do not agree with us. Obviously this strategy is not working and it maybe a good time for us to rethink our approach to our problems. For, as Mahatma Gandhi said; "An eye for an eye will soon leave the whole world blind".
Sometimes, we have to go out of our way to execute the needed task. A good example of this can be seen in the work of peace activist and novelist Baroness Bertha von Suttner. Born on June 9th, 1843 in Prague. As a popular peace activist, her work was read overwhelmingly. Her book "Lay Down Your Arms (1889)" received overwhelming praise. She traveled all over Europe and in her mid 30s became the secretary to the industrialist Alfred Nobel.
Nobel had made a fortune as the inventor of dynamite and later through the development of weapons. Bertha became an influencing factor on Nobel and convinced him to create what is now known as "The Nobel Peace Prize". Nobel died in 1896, and the first Nobel Prize was given in 1901. In 1905, Bertha von Suttner became the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize that she had helped create.
Today the need for peace and harmony is paramount. We as healthcare providers can be a catalyst in starting a spark to light the torch of hope and we have the tools to make our torch be seen far away. Telehealth, Telemedicine, and Tele-education can carry the light of our torch around the world. Lets make our flag be one of hope and peace!
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