Reflections from 9/12

• Do you or do you not directly or indirectly want to kill or assault?
• We contribute to violence and nonviolence everyday in ways that we often overlook.
• How many lives have I indirectly killed or assaulted?
• Be more conscious of how I contribute to violence in my every day actions
• Although many view different religions as a source of conflict, there are nonviolent tendencies in every religion that are frequently overlooked
• Though brief, I really enjoyed researching the nonviolent traditions of Islam, especially Jihad
• It is disturbing to think how different my life would be if I refused to contribute to violence
• Camus - we must raise our voices, we must make a choice to delegitimize violence
• Can torture be legitimized by the goal of saving lives?
• All nonviolence stems from finding our true nature