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Longing For Imagination and Vision

Thomas L. Friedman: Awaking to a Dream. I am so hungry for a positive surprise. I am so hungry to hear a politician, a statesman, a business leader surprise me in a good way. It has been so long. It’s been over 10 years since Yitzhak Rabin thrust out his hand to Yasir Arafat on the White House lawn. Yes, yes, I know, Arafat turned out to be a fraud. But for a brief, shining moment, an old warrior, Mr. Rabin, stepped out of himself, his past, and all his scar tissue, and imagined something different. It’s been a long time. link from [Dan Gillmor]

Also, it’s been 24 years since the assasination of Archbishop Romero. I think a prayer he used to say is worth reading.

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