Massacre and development

steve worth (mailto:stevew@AZTEC.CO.ZA)
Mon, 22 Apr 1996 01:39:00 EET 

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Date:         Mon, 22 Apr 1996 01:39:00 EET
From: steve worth <mailto:stevew@AZTEC.CO.ZA>
Subject:      Massacre and development
To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>


In response to the postings re massacre and development I share two things
written over 100 years ago by Baha'u'llah (1817 - 1892) while held as a
political prisoner with a life sentence.  He wrote:




    "How long will humanity persist in its waywardness?
    How long will injustice continue?  How long is chaos
    and confusion to reign amongst men?  How long will
    discord agitate the face of society?...  The winds of
    despair are, alas, blowing from every direction, and
    the strife that divideth and afflicteth the human race
    is daily increasing.  The signs of impending convul-
    sions and chaos can now be discerned, inasmuch as
    the prevailing order appeareth to be lamentably de-
    fective.  I beseech God, exalted be His glory, that He
    may graciously awaken the peoples of the earth, may
    grant that the end of their conduct may be profitable
    unto them, and aid them to accomplish that which
    beseemeth their station."  ("Gleanings from the Writings of
    Baha'u'llah", pages 216-217)


    and


    The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are
    unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established.
    (Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, page 286)




It seems to me that all of us working in any field of development must put
the creation of unity at the top of our agenda in all the work we do..
Anyone have any good ideas on how one goes about creating unity...?




Steve Worth (South Africa)