“We need leaders not in love with money but in love with justice.
Not in love with publicity but in love with humanity.”
Martin Luther King.
Be awake!
(A short story about common sense and civil courage.)
Young law students are gathered in a lecture room of their university.
Ready to learn their first lesson - and it's gonna be a true life lesson.
The professor enters and takes a look around.
"You there, second desk. Blue jacket. What is your name?" he asks a student.
"My name is Alexis."
"Please leave my lecture room. I don't want to see you at one of my lectures ever again."
Everyone is quiet.
The student is irritated.
"I don't understand."
"I am not going to ask a second time. Thank you."
The student packs her things, gets up silently and leaves the hall.
The other students are speechless too.
Quite shaken not to say shocked.
They stare at the professor who looks at them attentively.
"Why are there laws?" he asks the group.
Still, nobody dares to speak.
Everyone looks at the others.
"What are laws for?" the professor asks again.
"Social order." someone says hesitantly.
"To protect a person's personal rights." Another student says.
A third replies.
"So that you can rely on the state."
The professor is not satisfied.
"Justice!" calls out a student.
The professor gives her a warm, encouraging smile.
"Thank you very much. Did I behave unfairly towards your classmate earlier?"
Everyone nods.
"Indeed I did. Why didn't anyone protest?
Why didn't any of you try to stop me?
Why didn't you want to prevent this injustice?" he asks.
Silence.
"What you just learned you wouldn't have understood in 1,000 hours of lectures if you hadn't lived it.
You didn't say anything just because you weren't affected yourself.
This attitude speaks against you and against life. You think as long as it doesn't concern you, it's none of your business.
I'm telling you, if you don't say anything today and don't bring about justice, then one day you too will experience injustice and no one will stand before you.
Justice lives through us all.
We have to fight for it. In life and at work, we often live next to each other instead of with each other.
We console ourselves that the problems of others are none of our business.
We go home and are glad that we were spared. But it's also about standing up for others.
Every day an injustice happens in business, in sports or on the tram.
Relying on someone to sort it out is not enough. It is our duty to be there for others.
Speaking for others when they cannot.
I am here to teach you the power of your voice.
I want you to learn criticial thinking
to empower you to stand up for what is right even if it means going against what everyone else is doing.
Let's begin."
Based upon a post by Joerg Storm and a short film by Chiara Gizzi.
#thought or the day#thought of today#joerg storm#chiara gizzi#in the light of certain events#lessons#life lessons#common sense#civil courage#civic duty#justice#injustice#law#law and order#social order#rights#civil rights#equality#fairness#unfairness#duties#business#mind your business#not my business#look and see#watch out#be awake#what if#wokeness
"First they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the Socialists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.
When they came for me
there was no one left
to speak out for me."
Martin Niemöller,
German pastor, theologian, central figure in the resistance against Hitler and peace activist.
If we heard Niemöller today, I bet he would speak for the Palestinians.
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All of this. All the best in the new year! 🖖🐺
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Oscar Romero, December 3rd 1978
Archbishop of San Salvador and liberation theologian of some repute.
Shot by an right-wing Assassin while celebrating a mass.
R.i.P. .
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The Irony
Look at these people who tell us how important the christ in christmas is!
The same people who look askance
at every man, woman or child
who,
as a member of an oppressed people,
asks for justice,
understanding,
solidarity,
warmth of heart...
#thought of the day#random thoughts#in the light of certain events#irony#advent#people#christ#jesus christ#end oppression#justice#christianity#understanding#solidarity#warmth of heart#our world#our world today#times like these#times of trouble#dare to think#sapere aude#think about it#think outside the box#people helping people#what matters
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Barbara Kruger, Untitled (Questions), 1991
Source: cavetocanvas.com
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“I want to live in a world where people become famous because of their work for peace and justice and care. I want the famous to be inspiring; their lives an example of what every human being has it in them to do act from love!”
— Patch Adams
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Protesting is an act of love. It is born of a deeply held conviction that the world can be a better, kinder place. Saying "no" to injustice is the ultimate declaration of hope.
Amy Goodman
"Justice too long delayed
is justice denied."
Martin Luther King.
The savage Curtain (for Karen) ...
"There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime - namely, repressive justice."
Simone Weil.
Gentle reminder:
It's Passover again
(from the 15th to the 22nd. Nissan 5783 / April 5th to 13th 2023).
In these days, Jewish people around the world celebrate Pessach (Passover), which commemorates the liberation of the hebrews from slavery in Egypt.
May the festival be a symbol for all of humanity for liberation from war and warlike conflicts and for peaceful coexistence in the name of freedom and justice.
Chag sameach Pessach.
A happy Passover!
“The future is already here.
It’s just not evenly distributed yet."
William Gibson.
#thought of the day#thought of today#william gibson#the future#things to come#past present future#present and future#future tense#the future now#tomorrow today#our tomorrow today#a better tomorrow#a better world#equality#freedom#justice#social justice#liberty#fairness#a fair share#even#uneven#distribution#a new deal#deal with it#think about it
"Making the world a better place
doesn't have to come from grand gestures.
It comes from kind gestures.
Holding the door for someone.
Smiling at strangers.
Encouraging people in what they're doing.
Being bright with service staff.
Giving a compliment.
In all these small actions we inspire
love and understanding
which makes the world
a better place for us all."
Jenny Flintoff.
The ABC of Peace
Acceptance.
Bread.
Care. Common Sense.
De-escalation.
Engagement.
Freedom.
Goods.
Hope.
Ideas.
Justice.
Kindness.
Love.
Mankind.
Neighborhood.
Openness.
Partnership.
Quests.
Rice.
Solutions.
Togetherness. Trust.
Unity
Variety.
Womankind, Woman's Rights. Fair wages.
(Fight) Xenophobia.
Youth exchange.
(End) Zelotry.
Peace be unto you!
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humansofjudaism-deactivated2023
Chanukah 1932
"It was on a Friday afternoon right before Shabbat that this photo was taken. My grandmother realized that this was a historic photo, and she wrote on the back of the photo that ‘their flag wishes to see the death of Judah, but Judah will always survive, and our light will outlast their flag.’ My grandfather, the rabbi of the Kiel community, was making many speeches, both to Jews and Germans. To the Germans he warned that the road they were embarking on was not good for Jews or Germans, and to the Jews he warned that something terrible was brewing, and they would do well to leave Germany. My grandfather fled Germany in 1933, and moved to Israel. His community came to the train station to see him off, and before departed he urged his people to flee Germany while there’s still time.” - Yehudah Mansbuch
Written on the back of the photo: “Chanukah, 5692. ‘Judea dies’, thus says the banner. ‘Judea will live forever’, thus respond the lights”.
Today, both the Posner family’s menorah and the photograph are on permanent display in the Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum. But each year, the menorah is returned to the family for one week when Rachel and Akiva’s descendants continue to light the Hanukkah candles using the same menorah that was brought to Israel from Kiel 90 years ago.
Over the last 4000 years different nations tried to erase the eternal truth of Genesis 12: 1- 2:
“The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.
“I will make you into a great nation,
and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.
I will bless those who bless you,
and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all peoples on earth
will be blessed through you."
They never were victorious and they never will. But that will not allow you and me to be silent, when and wherever anti-Semitism arises its ugly face. We are responsible and we will be held accountable.
"Chanukkah - because one small light can push away a lot of darkness."
Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi.
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“I want to live in a world where people become famous because of their work for peace and justice and care. I want the famous to be inspiring; their lives an example of what every human being has it in them to do act from love!”
— Patch Adams
#quote#quote of today#quote of the day#patch adams#our world#the world today#the world tomorrow#people#fame#famous people#work#workers#peace#justice#care#inspiration#life#examples#human beings#humanity#our inner self#power from within#act#say what you want#wishes#choice#commitment#shape the future#make a difference