[Think] A message from Japan

[John Smith]

Hi!

I've got this message from my friend. I found it's great! 

If you like it, please spread it to stop Bush's Bloody war!

 

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A message from Japan
Jun Togo
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"Love good. Hate evil."
This teaching exists in the world.


What will happen if a man who believes this teaching thinks someone is
evil? 


The man will surely hate the one he perceives as evil. 
This is simply because the man follows the teaching to "hate evil."

...Now hatred has just been born.


However, evil does not have the ability to receive hatred and be hurt.
The ones who have the ability to receive hatred, be hurt, and bleed are
 people.


Evil thrives on hatred.
Isn't it hatred that causes oppression, conflict, bullying, fighting,
violence, murder, and war?


Countless people in the world still believe that evil causes unhappiness
 and sorrow.
They divide people into good and evil. 
They hate evil -hate people- and create unhappiness and sorrow for
themselves. 
This has been happening in the world for thousands of years.


The witch-hunts are just one example. 
Weren't the people conducting the witch-hunts normal men and not evil?
They simply perceived some women as evil witches and so burnt them at
the stake.


Wanting to eliminate sadness and unhappiness is natural and noble.
Even so, if a man perceives some people as evil and he hates evil, he
comes to hate people.
Then, contrary to his original purpose, the man hurts people and
creates new unhappiness.

When a man realizes this simple fact, he can easily find countless
alternative ways, can't he?


"Although I hate evil acts, I never hate people who do evil acts." 
This is an old Japanese saying.


Let me ask you a favor. 
Please pass on this message to as many people as possible.

Haven't people already hated one another more than enough?


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The writer has prepared a message@board;
http://amazingforums.com/forum1/JUNTOGO/forum.html
Please write your comments on the board. 
I would like to know your thoughts.
Let's make the world more peaceful place!
Thank you.

Jun Togo
10/January/2003
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