Courage and non-violence

After watching a number of TV shows commemorating the 50th anniversary of the US Civil Right marches and other events and seeing unfold before our eyes the recent North African revolutions, it becomes hard to discount the effectiveness of non-violence for advancing social progress in the most tyrannical systems.

This said, the key ingredient that makes non-violence so powerful is the immense courage of its participants. The non-violent revolutionary is in fact more courageous than the most seasoned, brave and armed (!) soldier that our army has to offer... It is in fact the genuine unsung hero of society. A powerful thought that deserve our just attention on this Memorial Day weekend...