Posts Tagged ‘Haiti earthquake’


Treating People as Fully Human: Giving Up Enemy Making

- January 15th, 2010

Disaster Opens the World’s Heart

As I write, the world is pouring out its heart to the survivors of the Haiti earthquake.  I watch, stunned at the magnitude of the devastation and awed by the magnitude of the generosity this tragedy has elicited. Something about natural disasters brings out the best in people. Perhaps this is because we would want others to treat us with compassion were we the ones in desperate need.

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