Passive violence

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One thing also that my grandfather
taught me

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which not many
people are aware of

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is the concept of passive violence.

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We think a lot
about the physical violence

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and we see it all the time everywhere.

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And so we want to put an end
to physical violence.

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But we have not paid
any attention to the passive violence

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that goes on in society.

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And passive violence is
all the kinds of things

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that we do to one another

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where we don't use
any physical force

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and yet we hurt people
by simple things like wasting food.

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Now in the United States alone
it is said

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that every year we throw away

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a hundred and sixty billion dollars
worth of food

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into the garbage
when there are so many people

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that are living in hunger in this country

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not only all over the world,

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but in this country.

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So all of these things
that go under passive violence

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like greed and selfishness

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and hating and prejudice
and hundreds of things, exploitation,

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all the things that we do
to one another individually

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and collectively
as societies and nations.

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That is what builds up.

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That is the fuel
that ignites physical violence.

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So if we want to put an end
to that physical violence

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we have to cut off the fuel supply.

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And since the fuel supply
comes from each one of us

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we have to become the change
we wish to see in the world.

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If we don't recognize our weaknesses
and change those weaknesses

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into strengths we are never
going to be able to create peace.

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We may resolve a conflict
but we won't create peace.