Rising Above Nationhood

Nations are not unlike individuals.  The terrorized become terrorists.  The powerless seizing control become as ruthless in their wielding of it.  But neither individuals nor nations have a right to the justifications they offer.  Knowing the cause does not permit our continuing what went wrong.  We can appreciate what it has meant and how the rage developed but containing, stopping, and moving beyond violence are of greater value and provide dignity to who we will become, in spite of what happened before.