tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post1702265405424423050..comments2023-12-28T16:38:26.304-08:00Comments on ACravan: Desire The Right (Dr Johnson's Thoughts On The Falklands and War)ACravanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00315707533118640284noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-67030027748019333232012-03-10T12:55:25.559-08:002012-03-10T12:55:25.559-08:00Though I am a great fan of the Doctor, I'd nev...Though I am a great fan of the Doctor, I'd never seen these powerful words before. Today especially they hit home for reasons I will describe to you privately.notasetanimalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-25268612274500419712012-03-10T08:43:56.065-08:002012-03-10T08:43:56.065-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950712894174167863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-40108262327665286692012-03-10T05:08:03.598-08:002012-03-10T05:08:03.598-08:00I like the Dalai Lama's description a lot. On...I like the Dalai Lama's description a lot. One valuable thing about Quakerism (especially if, like me, you are a "convinced", rather than a birthright, Quaker is that you're forced to confront questions about peace and war in depth (and most likely in real adulthood) in the process of becoming a member (rather than an attender) of a Quaker Meeting. Things seem clear for a while and then they tend to go all out of focus again. The Falkland pictures remind me exactly of my friend Anna's descriptions. A really confusing conflict, but it provides a great laboratory example of these issues. <br /><br />As for being kidnapped, it's a long story, but the good news is that the ordeal was finite in duration and we're alive. I wrote something about it here: <br /><br />http://acravan.blogspot.com/2011/06/being-kidnapped-1.html<br /><br />and something else, possibly silly, here:<br /><br />http://acravan.blogspot.com/2012/01/no-mans-land.html<br /><br />The facts of the case are interesting. We love, love, love Mexico City, but I think it's far too dangerous to visit with any sense of confidence that things will turn out all right. I was back once after the kidnapping on business, and even that trip, where (believe it or not) I had a bodyguard, was not without incident.<br /><br />CurtisACravanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315707533118640284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6720858203931120530.post-27126202609124702432012-03-10T04:23:24.692-08:002012-03-10T04:23:24.692-08:00Wow, you were kidnapped in Mexico City? That is r...Wow, you were kidnapped in Mexico City? That is really scary. Great post! I saw the Dalai Lama speak years ago, in NYC, and he said the same thing-how western myths glorify the hero, how good then wins over evil. But that modern war is a big bonfire on which we toss the bodies of our young men --yet we are so far away, so removed, we do not hear them scream.Nin Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12643167108589844026noreply@blogger.com