This morning at a business meeting I questioned the Rotary speaker who addressed the topic: “The Mind of a Terrorist?” I'll include my question and his answer here ... and perhaps you can help me to answer my deeper concern than he was able.
Here’s the question:
Since research shows the brain engages in what it emphasizes, 
what do you think we could do to emphasize a deep, life-changing and workable peace plan to when we face conflicts? I thought this leader ... who was very knowledgeable on war topics … such as terrorist tactics … might have a practical word or two on the plausibility of peaceful tactics. I was wrong....
Instead... he suggested. “Peace requires a receiver and a sender. While the people at the top in the middle East … for example… do not engage in peace … we cannot consider peaceful measures. They would not work.”
I was shocked at this answer… but I smiled and remained quiet…. When I left the meeting ... I found myself longing for a meaningful dialogue about peace ... the kind that does not wait for peaceful leaders on the other side... but that would distinguish our nation by it's tangeable solutions to conflicts.
The meeting ended so we could all get back to work.
Do you agree with this answer about why he have so few brilliant ideas for peace and growing dialogues about finer war tactics?
From a brain based perspective – we now know that we tend to act out what we emphasize, speak, imagine and play and we also know that war is at the center. What would happen if that focus included brilliant tactics for peace? The kind that does not wait for good guys on the other side… but that leads a nation in times of conflict… with humility and courage. What do you think?
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