No act of violence is as strong as an act of compassion.
I found the words recently on a slip of paper that had fallen between my driver and passenger seats. I didn’t recall writing them, so it must have quite awhile ago that, while driving, I pulled to the side of the road and wrote down words I had just heard either on a CD story I was listening to or an NPR radio show, words that had reached in and touched me so deeply I didn’t want to forget them.
Because I’m a writer, I always record where a quote came from. On this note to myself, I had written beneath the quote, “Co Springs.” The words make no sense to me today as a quote source. If you know whose words these are, I’d be pleased if you would kindly let me know so I can credit that wise person.
No act of violence is as strong as an act of compassion.
So powerful to ponder.
Addendum: My friend, Lynn Foster, emailed me tonight to give me the link to this quote. It’s here: https://prh.org/physicians-statement-on-planned…/ This was a statement made by the physicians of Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs on 11-28-2015 following the vicious attack at the clinic that killed three people and wounded nine. The words are so powerful and poignant and true, I believe. The entire statement is so worth reading in full. Lynn, thank you so much.
Great post. Thank you for sharing your “saved wisdom”.
I’ve heard this before, and I’m thinking it may have been quoted by an NPR reporter in connection with the Colorado Springs Abortion Center violence. Don’t know who said it originally, though.
Yes, you’re right, Jazz. My friend Lynn traced it down and if you go to the revised post on maryjod.wordpress,com, the link is there now as an addendum. I did hear it on NPR and the link will take you to the operating doctors’ statement the day after the horrific attack at the Planned Parenthood facility there. Definitely worth reading. Thanks for the visit and your thoughts.