September 11, 2003.

September 11, 2001.

We talk all the time about freedom. But freedom is nothing without peace, and peace is nothing without freedom. We talk all the time about freedom. But we don't speak often of peace.

A caller to the overnight AM radio talk show "Coast to Coast" this morning asked if, since there was no god (according to the cosmic theory being put forth by the show's guest), we should still focus on morality. Why be moral, he asked, if there is no god, if there is no consequence for not being moral?

The answer is because all our lives are intertwined. Buddha pointed out the cause and effect of everything in life. What all sentient beings do affects everything and everyone. To act morally is, at the very least (removing all sense of altruism), an act of self-preservation.

Be kind, strive for peace, promote understanding and tolerance.

Peace to all.


- posted by seanmh @ 3:38 PM