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Ironically, most violence comes from a deep desire for justice. No one likes weeds in their garden. And no one likes evil in the world. We all would like to rid the world of evil (and have gardens free of weeds), which is probably why all the talk of good and evil is so attractive. But the problem, says Jesus, is that if we try to pull up the weeds from the garden, we will rip the wheat up too. In Matthew 13:24–30, he gives a firm command to let the wheat and the weeds grow together, and to let God sort them out at the harvest.
The Irresistible Revolution
Shane Claiborne
Put in the most basic terms, we’re eating a lot more seeds and a lot fewer leaves (as do the animals we depend on), a tectonic dietary shift the full implications of which we are just now beginning to recognize.
In Defense of Food
Michael Pollan
When we’re unhappy, for example, it’s natural to try to figure out why we’re feeling this way and to find a way of solving the problem of unhappiness. But tension, unhappiness or exhaustion aren’t “problems” that can be solved. They are emotions. They reflect states of mind and body. As such, they cannot be solved—only felt. Once you’ve felt them—that is, acknowledged their existence—and let go of the tendency to explain or get rid of them, they are much more likely to vanish naturally,
Mindfulness
Mark Williams, Danny Penman
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