《三个简短的思考》

赫尔曼·梅尔维尔在《克拉雷尔》中思考的问题今天仍然困扰着我们。

任何宗教能够宣称绝对真理的程度如何？

我们的信仰如何改变我们的生活？

人类能够重拾伊甸园失去的想象中的纯真，还是我们天生复杂难解？

梅尔维尔1876年的诗意小说并没有对这些问题给出最终答案，但它提出的问题值得思考。
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仔细观察历史的人，很容易因我们长期的残酷和冷漠传统而感到沮丧。

然而，每一代人似乎都带着新的梦想而生。

这里有一首短诗和对话，肯定了我们不必展现暴力倾向的观点。

它的灵感来自台湾的一位朋友，他提醒我，我们分享的东西比国籍、信仰或种族更深刻。
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本雅明·内塔尼亚胡承诺“消灭哈马斯”

然而，在我看来，他的暴政实际上更助长了哈马斯。

新一代巴勒斯坦人在对以色列的深深仇恨中成长。

我同意联合国国际刑事法院2024年5月的裁决，认为内塔尼亚胡（以及一些哈马斯领导人）是战争罪犯。

用坦克、炸弹和刺刀能实现真正的和平吗？

关键词：梅尔维尔的《克拉瑞爾》（1876年），历史，内塔尼亚胡的盲目

Three Short Thoughts

The same questions Herman Melville pondered in "Clarel" still confront us today.
To what extent can any religion can claim absolute truth?
How can our beliefs change our lives?
Can humans regain the imagined lost innocence of Eden, or we inherently convoluted?
Melville's 1876 poetic fiction offers no final answers to such questions, but it's worthwhile for the questions it raises.
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Those looking at history closely, can easily feel discouraged by our long legacy of cruelty and callousness.
However, each generation seems to be born with new dreams.
Here is a short poem and dialog affirming that our proclivity to violence does not have to manifest.
It was inspired by a friend in Taiwan who reminded me that we share something deeper than nationality, creeds, or race.
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Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to "eliminate Hamas."
However, in my view his tyranny has actually fostered Hamas more.
A new generation of Palestinians are growing up with a deep hatred of Israel.
I concur with the U.N. International Criminal Court's May 2024 verdict that Netanyahu (and some leaders of Hamas) are war criminals.
Can genuine peace be achieved with tanks, bombs, and bayonets?