wizard (wîz´erd) Middle English wisard : wise
- One who practices magic ; a sorcerer or magician.
- A skilled or clever person.
- Archaic. A sage.
Today, Oz (from the Wizard of Oz) seems like such a common term that we don’t really consider where it came from. The name for Oz was thought up when the creator of the story, Frank Baum, looked over at his filing cabinet and saw: A-N and O-Z.
When you call yourself an Indian or a Muslim or a Christian or a European, or anything else, you are being violent. Do you see why it is violent? Because you are separating yourself from the rest of mankind. When you separate yourself by belief, by nationality, by tradition, it breeds violence. So a man who is seeking to understand violence does not belong to any country, to any religion, to any political party or partial system; he is concerned with the total understanding of mankind. – J. Krishnamurti
It has been my observation that some of the most violent people don’t see themselves that way. This is because to many, violence is always associated with overt aggression. Aggression in the service of anger, hatred and rage.
But, to the tender hearted child or undefended soul the violence of withholding is every bit as painful and assualting as rage. In fact, it may be worse. To withold love, attention, appreciation or one’s presence from another is violence.
We perpetuate this type of violence on ourselves everyday.
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