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Re: Off the Grid; Life on the Mesa (6min.)
Even though it's not very relevant I found this comment on the video.
I went throught the F5 tornado of '75 that hit Omaha and the next day there were bus loads of Amish and Mennonites with tools and their own food who were cutting downed trees and removing debris and setting up soup kitchens. THEY express the true love of Christ in their daily lives and help people who they do not know. After a few weeks, they packed up and left, not saying a word or asking for thanks. FEMA should hire them for every such disaster -
Re: Off the Grid; Life on the Mesa (6min.)
That reminded me of the Amish school shooting and that when the money for the victims started to come in the leaders of the community gave some to the killers family saying they were also victims.
From Wikipedia:
On the day of the shooting, a grandfather of one of the murdered Amish girls was heard warning some young relatives not to hate the killer, saying, "We must not think evil of this man."[17] Another Amish father noted, "He had a mother and a wife and a soul and now he's standing before a just God."[18]
Jack Meyer, a member of the Brethren community living near the Amish in Lancaster County, explained: "I don't think there's anybody here that wants to do anything but forgive and not only reach out to those who have suffered a loss in that way but to reach out to the family of the man who committed these acts."[17]
A Roberts family spokesman said an Amish neighbor comforted the Roberts family hours after the shooting and extended forgiveness to them.[19] Amish community members visited and comforted Roberts' widow, parents, and parents-in-law. One Amish man held Roberts' sobbing father in his arms, reportedly for as long as an hour, to comfort him.[20] The Amish have also set up a charitable fund for the family of the shooter.[21] About 30 members of the Amish community attended Roberts' funeral,[20] and Marie Roberts, the widow of the killer, was one of the few outsiders invited to the funeral of one of the victims.[22] Marie Roberts wrote an open letter to her Amish neighbors thanking them for their forgiveness, grace, and mercy. She wrote, "Your love for our family has helped to provide the healing we so desperately need. Gifts you've given have touched our hearts in a way no words can describe. Your compassion has reached beyond our family, beyond our community, and is changing our world, and for this we sincerely thank you."[22]
The Amish do not normally accept charity, but due to the extreme nature of the tragedy, donations were accepted. Richie Lauer, director of the Anabaptist Foundation, said the Amish community, whose religious beliefs prohibit them from having health insurance, will likely use the donations to help pay the medical costs of the hospitalized children.[23]
Some commentators criticized the swift and complete forgiveness with which the Amish responded, arguing that forgiveness is inappropriate when no remorse has been expressed, and that such an attitude runs the risk of denying the existence of evil;[24][25][26] others were supportive.[27][28] Donald Kraybill and two other scholars of Amish life noted that "letting go of grudges" is a deeply-rooted value in Amish culture, which remembers forgiving martyrs including Dirk Willems and Jesus himself. They explained that the Amish willingness to forgo vengeance does not undo the tragedy or pardon the wrong, but rather constitutes a first step toward a future that is more hopeful.[29][30]Comment
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Re: Off the Grid; Life on the Mesa (6min.)
Repeatedly people have said that the time they spent together recovering from a natural disaster was one of their most rewarding public experiences. Apparently it takes a catastrophic natural occurrence to break through the corporate-managed bullshit of our "society".
Anecdotal variation on a theme: I was in Florida visiting in-laws when Hurricane Wilma roared directly through the town. It was not a devastating hurricane- no deaths, lots of roof damage, downed trees and practically all the flimsy "Florida rooms" torn apart. In the gated track I was staying at, populated mostly with New York and Jersey retirees, when the flatbeds came around the following day with the illegals on board to cleanup, the locals ran out with smiles and water bottles. The first interaction of any kind, including acknowledgment of their existence, I had seen on all my previous visits, by the retirees.Comment
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Re: Off the Grid; Life on the Mesa (6min.)
That video is sad. What's the message? If you want to be free in the US, you have to move to the wasteland: No vegetation, No water, No food. You grow and trade pot for your needs, all of which must be imported. What happens to them when they no longer have fuel for the truck? What happens when they run out of cigarettes?
With a little imagination, one could find a much better spot to live and be free.Comment
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