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Thought for the Day published a comment from Jonathan's
daughter, Minnie. Many readers responded. Below is
a 'snapshot' of some the emails received since then.
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"Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens
can change the world; indeed, its the only thing that
ever has." -- Margaret Mead
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Dear Jonathan,
Inspite of your daughters comment I believe the following,
and I have an 11 yr old I keep telling:
On September 11 the boil on humanity burst. Everything
came out in the open. Like the beginning of every healing
process the poison was pinpointed and talked about and
the causes, many of them, began to be identified. Like
a wound the blood rushed straight there and the pain
gets worse before it gets better. We can see this wound
But although it looks bloody and it is hurting very
much, the rest of the immune system, in this case peaceful
and normal people, are gathering peace and goodwill
in a way that will eventually prevent any more boils
from manifesting in the first place. We have looked
deep into humanity this past year and we have seen the
poison and for once can see, and discuss freely, the
condition and not only the cure....but future prevention.
Please tell your daughter that humanity is very young
still, we are fresh out of the dark ages and enlightenment
is coming to us now thick and fast Bless you Jonathan,
you are a rare work of wisdom and humour.
Kate Jackman age 36 x
Jacob Jackman age 11 x
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Dear Jonathan,
I can't remember who said this, but how about explaining
it to daughter Minnie....... "All it takes for evil
to survive is that good men do nothing"
Good Luck. Regards,
Margaret Bradley, Derbyshire, England
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Dear Jonathan,
After reading the comment today about your daughter's
assessment of the peace movement, I decided that I wanted
to send you some thoughts. Of course, while part of
what she said is true, I find it sad that young people
who should believe that they can change the world are
having misgivings already. So, this answer is for the
youngsters. People, as a whole, learn slowly. It is
similar to popping popcorn. Every kernel has a chance
to develop and emerge into being, but it doesn't happen
all at once. Every kernel pops in its own time, even
though every kernel has seemingly the same opportunity.
We need to be patient with the ones that take a little
longer. It is very important that they have the opportunity
to develop and pop, too. The ones who pop early become
our philosophers, inventors, and teachers. We need to
celebrate the gift of being able to learn from one another
and to treasure the wisdom that comes our way. We must
carry our signs high and keep hope alive!
Sincerely,
Lisa (from Speyer, Germany)
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