Comments on: Banality and Compassion http://www.peacefulindonesia.com/2008/04/07/banality-and-compassion/ peace for all, damai bagi semua Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:06:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Peaceful Indonesia http://www.peacefulindonesia.com/2008/04/07/banality-and-compassion/#comment-56 Peaceful Indonesia Sat, 10 May 2008 01:41:50 +0000 http://www.peacefulindonesia.com/2008/04/07/banality-and-compassion/#comment-56 Dear Inge, Thank you for your kind heart and compassion. We need to forgive but we must stand up and make sure that such atrocities don't have again in the future. After all, we are human beings first, whose mind and heart must be in alignment. Thank you for your prayers. Please pray for all victims and survivors and let your tears shower their souls. In compassion and solidarity, Jennie Dear Inge,
Thank you for your kind heart and compassion. We need to forgive but we must stand up and make sure that such atrocities don’t have again in the future.

After all, we are human beings first, whose mind and heart must be in alignment.

Thank you for your prayers. Please pray for all victims and survivors and let your tears shower their souls.

In compassion and solidarity,
Jennie

]]> By: Inge Santoso http://www.peacefulindonesia.com/2008/04/07/banality-and-compassion/#comment-52 Inge Santoso Fri, 09 May 2008 11:56:43 +0000 http://www.peacefulindonesia.com/2008/04/07/banality-and-compassion/#comment-52 Thank you for writing a thoroughly researched article which has helped me to confirm my personal belief of balancing the heart and the mind. In the context of the 1998 May tragedy, your writing supports my conviction of not just foolishly accepting such atrocities as the norm of the day for Chinese Indonesians and thereby becoming despondent or aphatetic. But that we are responsible to build a more civilized Indonesia based on peace and justice to preserve our self dignity as human beings. Thank you for writing a thoroughly researched article which has helped me to confirm my personal belief of balancing the heart and the mind. In the context of the 1998 May tragedy, your writing supports my conviction of not just foolishly accepting such atrocities as the norm of the day for Chinese Indonesians and thereby becoming despondent or aphatetic. But that we are responsible to build a more civilized Indonesia based on peace and justice to preserve our self dignity as human beings.

]]> By: ahmad http://www.peacefulindonesia.com/2008/04/07/banality-and-compassion/#comment-41 ahmad Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:13:43 +0000 http://www.peacefulindonesia.com/2008/04/07/banality-and-compassion/#comment-41 salam. waw, it is a nice and inspiring article. i like it not only because containing good sentences, but also make me think again-again that what i think about truth is not really absolute. in this point, i should not judge the other from my narrow perspective. but rather, i have to approach the others with an open mind and heart. from reading your article, i found word banality. i try to look up its meaning. it mean "sesuatu yang tak berguna" or "sesuatu yang mudah ditebak". but, I dont really know what you mean with it in your article. thanks and keep moving together. ahmad salam.
waw, it is a nice and inspiring article. i like it not only because containing good sentences, but also make me think again-again that what i think about truth is not really absolute. in this point, i should not judge the other from my narrow perspective. but rather, i have to approach the others with an open mind and heart.
from reading your article, i found word banality. i try to look up its meaning. it mean “sesuatu yang tak berguna” or “sesuatu yang mudah ditebak”. but, I dont really know what you mean with it in your article.
thanks and keep moving together.
ahmad

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