your accomplishment may be personal, but the manner of your success and the fight to not let you prevent from you are the absolute key to overcoming the "tyranny" we face. If people back down out of fears that prevent them from enduring the pain, then the fascists can use that inability to control.
Which Is why Israel (among other things) can never eliminate Hamas, Hezbollah, etc and the only recourse is to end the right of Palestinians existence via genocide.
These people, labeled terrorists, are simply those who have been able to resist the pain of years of destruction to their homes and seizure of their properties.
Eventually, through time and more pain piled on top eventually erupt and the tyrannous power is broken.
There is no historical example that might suggest otherwise although sometimes the eruption can take centuries.
Why not take your example, and train our minds to overcome the fears of enduring the consequences of being hurt.
We are also )in the long run) hurt more by non-resistance.
civil "war' doesn't always end in ending tyranny,but often opens the avenue up for different tyrannical leadership.
Training our minds to overcome our fears of physical harm allows us to confront those who might try to harm others in what I call "aggressive non-violence" which is to say you don't peacefully let your peaceful protest be attacked; you eliminate the attacks by preventively continuing the protest until those who flea are not the protesters being attacked but the attackers feeling when they finally realize and become more afraid of the protesters who don't show any fear at the sight of the attackers.
It is not that your pain will necessarily lessen or your fear either, but that we can train our minds to override the pain and the fear.
Mr Qasim, before you even ran the marathon, you had demonstrated the capacity to surpass the fears I'm sure you've encountered and resist in your quest; your journey to the marathon shows that your mind was already well directed and your training to override the pain in the body.
So my congratulations is not your accomplishment in running the marathon but for your accomplishment in life to continue overcome the fears and pains that hold so many of us back and let situations grow out of hand around the globe.
I would not happen if we aggressively attacked our inner fear so that when faced down those that would harm we can not be afraid of the gun pointed in our face and we can keep marching against them until they realize that the gun or the club is not the invincible control-extension they thought it was.
congratulations, once more, for the marathon accomplishment; and for the accomplishments of your life to continue not showing fear in the face of frightful realities.
I was struck that you live in Napierville, a community I spent one year in back in 2001. I was there on 9/11 and where I worked we weren't for from the Sears Tower (now called Willis). Our building was 25 stories high and someone wondered if we would be a target. Someone else said the only way a plane would hit us was if it missed the Sears Tower.
That was the first time I ever heard hatred of Muslims spoken. It may not be spoken of as much now, but I know the fear still lingers with regard to Muslims. No one ever mentions fear of Christians who use guns to mass murder people in Amerca at the rate of one per day. History sometimes so makes us fear it blinds us to present realities.
My apartment complex was with 200 yards of the train station. For a southern raised boy, the wind and cold were unbearable.
I'm more afraid of a gun toting America than I am of any other nationality or religion.
"England is a cup of tea.
France, a wheel of ripened brie.
Greece, a short, squat olive tree.
America is a gun.
Brazil is football on the sand.
Argentina, Maradona’s hand.
Germany, an oompah band.
America is a gun.
Holland is a wooden shoe.
Hungary, a goulash stew.
Australia, a kangaroo.
America is a gun.
Japan is a thermal spring.
Scotland is a highland fling.
Oh, better to be anything
than America as a gun."
Paul Millicheap, who writes as Brian Bilston, is a British poet and author. Born in Birmingham, he studied at the University of Wales, Swansea, before entering the publishing industry as a marketing manager
Qasim, your run is a metaphor for your commitment and stamina in pursuit of human rights for those who most need to be supported, uplifted. You show us all, by both running and advocating, that we are often much stronger than we might believe. Congratulations! And thank you for creating this community. (BTW, I live in California now, but was born in Chicago and am a 1964 graduate of Downers Grove H.S.)
I ran my first marathon, St. Paul, in 1985. I was just under 40, and I ran 2:59. Best I ever did, I think (when we were in Germany the second time, I used to walk/run 26K Volks Marches in around 3 hrs. I never kept time.) You can do it. I kept running after I retired from the Army in 92, until just after the turn of the Century, when recovery from an operation sapped my ambition.
Instead, I climbed on a bicycle, and began commuting 9 miles to work and riding some local events, culminating with my first Seattle to Portland in 2008. I rode that 200plus miler every year except 2010, until I had a training slowdown 2 years ago. Still make the shorter rides (25 or more)and I hope to build back up, if I can find my lost ambition. You can do that Marathon, provided you don't get blocked by Orange Vengeance, and I think a whole lot of us would run interference for you. Nothing shows how we are all equal like running and biking.
By the way, when I subscribed, it seemed that your posts stopped showing in my inbox Coincidence?
Sandy Brewer, Actor, Cyclist, writer, Tai Ji and qigong Teacher, Career Army Veteran and former candidate.
Never thought about it this way before, but the race for human rights is also a marathon. Thank you for your perseverance—and congratulations on your latest accomplishment.
Keep at it, and come run Boston! 💕
Congratulations!
absolutely congrats!
your accomplishment may be personal, but the manner of your success and the fight to not let you prevent from you are the absolute key to overcoming the "tyranny" we face. If people back down out of fears that prevent them from enduring the pain, then the fascists can use that inability to control.
Which Is why Israel (among other things) can never eliminate Hamas, Hezbollah, etc and the only recourse is to end the right of Palestinians existence via genocide.
These people, labeled terrorists, are simply those who have been able to resist the pain of years of destruction to their homes and seizure of their properties.
Eventually, through time and more pain piled on top eventually erupt and the tyrannous power is broken.
There is no historical example that might suggest otherwise although sometimes the eruption can take centuries.
Why not take your example, and train our minds to overcome the fears of enduring the consequences of being hurt.
We are also )in the long run) hurt more by non-resistance.
civil "war' doesn't always end in ending tyranny,but often opens the avenue up for different tyrannical leadership.
Training our minds to overcome our fears of physical harm allows us to confront those who might try to harm others in what I call "aggressive non-violence" which is to say you don't peacefully let your peaceful protest be attacked; you eliminate the attacks by preventively continuing the protest until those who flea are not the protesters being attacked but the attackers feeling when they finally realize and become more afraid of the protesters who don't show any fear at the sight of the attackers.
It is not that your pain will necessarily lessen or your fear either, but that we can train our minds to override the pain and the fear.
Mr Qasim, before you even ran the marathon, you had demonstrated the capacity to surpass the fears I'm sure you've encountered and resist in your quest; your journey to the marathon shows that your mind was already well directed and your training to override the pain in the body.
So my congratulations is not your accomplishment in running the marathon but for your accomplishment in life to continue overcome the fears and pains that hold so many of us back and let situations grow out of hand around the globe.
I would not happen if we aggressively attacked our inner fear so that when faced down those that would harm we can not be afraid of the gun pointed in our face and we can keep marching against them until they realize that the gun or the club is not the invincible control-extension they thought it was.
congratulations, once more, for the marathon accomplishment; and for the accomplishments of your life to continue not showing fear in the face of frightful realities.
Congratulations!
Great personal achievement. Congratulations.
I was struck that you live in Napierville, a community I spent one year in back in 2001. I was there on 9/11 and where I worked we weren't for from the Sears Tower (now called Willis). Our building was 25 stories high and someone wondered if we would be a target. Someone else said the only way a plane would hit us was if it missed the Sears Tower.
That was the first time I ever heard hatred of Muslims spoken. It may not be spoken of as much now, but I know the fear still lingers with regard to Muslims. No one ever mentions fear of Christians who use guns to mass murder people in Amerca at the rate of one per day. History sometimes so makes us fear it blinds us to present realities.
My apartment complex was with 200 yards of the train station. For a southern raised boy, the wind and cold were unbearable.
I'm more afraid of a gun toting America than I am of any other nationality or religion.
"England is a cup of tea.
France, a wheel of ripened brie.
Greece, a short, squat olive tree.
America is a gun.
Brazil is football on the sand.
Argentina, Maradona’s hand.
Germany, an oompah band.
America is a gun.
Holland is a wooden shoe.
Hungary, a goulash stew.
Australia, a kangaroo.
America is a gun.
Japan is a thermal spring.
Scotland is a highland fling.
Oh, better to be anything
than America as a gun."
Paul Millicheap, who writes as Brian Bilston, is a British poet and author. Born in Birmingham, he studied at the University of Wales, Swansea, before entering the publishing industry as a marketing manager
You're AMAZING! Bravo! You're such an inspiring role model for me to keep going!
Congratulations!!! Negative spilts are awesome. You still have a LOT of run mileage left.
Bravo! You have every right to be proud! Great achievement 👏👏👏
Very impressive! Congratulations!!!
Congratulations!! Thank you for sharing this personal post!
Whew, you are fast! Strong work and congratulations!!
The only "guns" I approve of are the ones attached to your shoulders. 😁💪🏼
Well done brother! 👏🏼🥇
Qasim, your run is a metaphor for your commitment and stamina in pursuit of human rights for those who most need to be supported, uplifted. You show us all, by both running and advocating, that we are often much stronger than we might believe. Congratulations! And thank you for creating this community. (BTW, I live in California now, but was born in Chicago and am a 1964 graduate of Downers Grove H.S.)
Congratulations, Qasim!
I ran my first marathon, St. Paul, in 1985. I was just under 40, and I ran 2:59. Best I ever did, I think (when we were in Germany the second time, I used to walk/run 26K Volks Marches in around 3 hrs. I never kept time.) You can do it. I kept running after I retired from the Army in 92, until just after the turn of the Century, when recovery from an operation sapped my ambition.
Instead, I climbed on a bicycle, and began commuting 9 miles to work and riding some local events, culminating with my first Seattle to Portland in 2008. I rode that 200plus miler every year except 2010, until I had a training slowdown 2 years ago. Still make the shorter rides (25 or more)and I hope to build back up, if I can find my lost ambition. You can do that Marathon, provided you don't get blocked by Orange Vengeance, and I think a whole lot of us would run interference for you. Nothing shows how we are all equal like running and biking.
By the way, when I subscribed, it seemed that your posts stopped showing in my inbox Coincidence?
Sandy Brewer, Actor, Cyclist, writer, Tai Ji and qigong Teacher, Career Army Veteran and former candidate.
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Yes, I add my congratulations for a marathon well run. Good for you! Also for all else you do; for all your hard work, thank you.
Never thought about it this way before, but the race for human rights is also a marathon. Thank you for your perseverance—and congratulations on your latest accomplishment.