Last night, Elise and I went to hear Mariane Pearl - the widow of Daniel Pearl - The film, Mighty Heart, was made about their story and her husband's death/murder/kidnapp in pakistan - Amazing stories and very inspiring - TIME interview
A Buddhist who had a few great thinks that have been a take away
1. Resist Cynicism - It is easy to become cynical and crash - As she recalled her living in Mumbai as her husband worked with the Wall Street Journal, they refused to fall into cynical outlook of the surroundings, poverty, abuse to women, being cheated. What a message for us all and especially for cross-cultural workers. I remember Jack Nicholson saying in the movie Anger Management, "Cynicism is the cousin of anger"
2. Dialogue - We must foster dialogue and conversation to survive and thrive. In all relationships, peronally and between nations/religions
3. If you are not moving forward, you are movign back and not progressing, growing, changing
Don't recall where I heard it but thought it was an accurate observation: "Cynicism is a buffer against commitment."
Posted by: JR | Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 02:44 PM