“God does not take sides. Jesus, Buddha,
Allah—all the great beings speak of compassion and inclusiveness. We
should not believe that we can be peaceful by eliminating the other
side.
“A doctor wants to destroy the malaria in
a sick person, not destroy the patient himself. Terrorists are human
beings who are sick with the virus of terrorism. The virus you see is
made of fear, hatred, and violence. You can be a doctor for a person
with this illness. Your medicine is the practice of restoring
communication.
“But if a doctor cannot talk to a
patient, if the patient refuses to cooperate, then how can the doctor
help? If the patient refuses the doctor’s help, doesn’t trust her, and
fears the doctor maybe trying to kill him, he will never cooperate. Even
if the doctor is motivated by a great desire to help, she cannot do
anything if the patient will not collaborate. So the first thing the
doctor has to do is find ways to open communication. If you can talk to
the patient, then there is hope. If the doctor can begin by
acknowledging the patient’s suffering, then mutual understanding can
develop and collaboration can begin.
(More in part 3)
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