Has this world learnt so little?

I refer to the rejoicing in the world over the death of Osama bin Laden, and my post here is so heart-felt I've not even replied to last week's comments!

One of my client/friends posted the below on his FB page. I find it very apt:

"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."
--Martin Luther King, Jr.

We as a species need to take stock of how we function!

My friend Bob McKerrow has an interesting take on "taking tea with Osama bin Laden" some years back... more >>

So lets finish with some cheerful images: a little of autumn back-lit, a little expressing a less static landscape, and lastly how dusk settles on Lake Wanaka this time of year.