《关于战争和植物的思考》

一些人将本雅明·内塔尼亚胡政府的政策与针对犹太人的反犹太主义情绪混为一谈。

我对犹太教或任何其他宗教都没有问题。

然而，以色列现任政府的政策显然已经变成种族灭绝，并发生了许多公然侵犯人权的行为。

新一代巴勒斯坦年轻人长大后似乎会憎恨以色列，而不是阻止哈马斯。

我担心这只会催生另一个仇恨和暴力的循环。

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你曾经感觉到植物实际上在和你说话吗？

你曾经对一棵树“说话”过吗？

你有没有觉得植物真的在和你说话？

这是一首探讨人与植物之间关系的短诗和对话。

它也强调了神圣在日常生活中的重要性。

Thoughts about war and plants.

Some people conflate the policies of the government of Benjamin Netanyahu with anti-Semitic sentiments against Jewish people.
I have no problem with Judaism, or any other religion.
However, clearly the policies of the current Israeli government have become genocidal and many flagrant human rights violations have occurred.
Ironically, Netanyahu's policies are detrimental to the long-term well-being of Israel and indeed to the the entire Mideast.
Instead of stopping Hamas, it seems likely that a new generation of young Palestinians will grow up hating Israel.
I fear that this will spawn merely another cycle of hated and violence.
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Have you ever "spoken" to a tree?
Have you ever felt as if plants actually were speaking to you?
Here is a short poem and dialog that explores the relation between people and plants.
It also underscores the importance of the sacred in daily life.