"When you begin to think outside the box, you often become some other "leaders" lousy follower. That usually costs something" (Andy Rayner)

"Our guardian angels are bored." (Mike Foster)

It's where I feel I'm at these days. “In the second half of life, it is good just to be a part of the general dance. We do not have to stand out, make defining moves, or be better than anyone else on the dance floor. Life is more participatory than assertive, and there is no need for strong or further self-definition” (Falling Upward. Richard Rohr.120).

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Forbidden To Invoke God's Name.

"Omar Two was interested in us, perhaps even intrigued, but he never, not for a moment, liked, admired, or befriended us, and that pretty much sums up how I felt about him. At this first meeting he forbade us to use the classic Arabic greeting Salaam Aleikum (Peace be upon you, or God be with you), because, as infidels, we were disqualified from invoking Allah in any context. He was both fascinated and appalled by what we represented. We were in his eyes inherently evil, literally godforsaken, and thus his implacable enemy. His only objective was to get us to convert, going to any length or using any tactic to achieve that end." (Robert Fowler. A Season In Hell: My 130 Days In The Sahara With All Qaeda)

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