{"id":801,"date":"2018-01-31T09:01:10","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T09:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/?p=801"},"modified":"2023-05-01T15:14:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T15:14:37","slug":"81-the-war-on-terrorism-is-fought-in-the-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/sticky-thoughts\/81-the-war-on-terrorism-is-fought-in-the-heart","title":{"rendered":"81. The war on terrorism is fought in the heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">OK folks. Let\u2019s face it. We are, at the dawn of the third millennium, living the Third World War. As in every other World War, there is of course an enemy. Or at least we think so. Do we?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u25ca\u25ca\u25ca<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Yeah! It\u2019s the war against terrorism!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Or is it against terrorists?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Should it not be against the <em>cause<\/em> of there being terrorists?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Maybe it\u2019s really against the own people?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hey!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Is there actually an enemy at all?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Or is it just a War?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Should it not be a World Peace against Terrorism?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u25ca\u25ca\u25ca<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Is that not a nice idea? Let\u2019s declare right now the First World Peace against Terrorism! Good! Let\u2019s go for it! We will fight it on the ground. We will fight it at sea. We will fight it in the air. And, above all, we will fight it in the heart. Every heart! We shall not surrender! Dear citizens of all nations, from now on, We Are At Peace!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u25ca\u25ca\u25ca<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A particularly good way to make someone your enemy is of course to call him your enemy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u25ca\u25ca\u25ca<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Terrorists are not the enemy. They are only the indicator that something else is wrong. Take away the indicator and you are your own worst nightmare. Is that not obvious? Moreover, this indicator has sophisticated means of communication, namely ears and mouths. So if you have anything to say, then go and talk with them. Show your heart. Show what <em>you<\/em> want and need. Listen to what <em>they<\/em> want and need. Never ending. Remember the promise and never surrender.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u25ca\u25ca\u25ca<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Na\u00efve?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Not at all.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u25ca\u25ca\u25ca<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It\u2019s na\u00efve to think anything else. The war on terrorism is fought in the heart and nowhere else. The heart of the terrorist as well as your heart. Yes, dear reader, I mean it: your heart. That\u2019s where everything starts. If <em>you<\/em> don\u2019t start with your own heart, then who will? Do you think the world is waiting for anyone else but <em>you<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u25ca\u25ca\u25ca<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">With due respect, <em>that<\/em> would be na\u00efve.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u25ca\u25ca\u25ca<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">So here we are: in this First World Peace against Terrorism, we are all soldiers. Even more: we are all at the front line. As in any other \u2018War\u2019, any single soldier may think himself dispensable\u2026 but he isn\u2019t. Everyone is very important. No one should desert. On desertion stands the penalty of death. 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