Talk Rules…..
Friday, February 23rd, 2007
The news media has reported that through diplomatic efforts the United States, Russia, Japan, China, South Korea and North Korea have come to an agreement over the North Korean nuclear weapons program. The North Koreans have agreed to dismantle their nuclear weapons program in exchange for oil and a willingness to develop better relationships with their neighbors.People say that talking is easy. But is it really?
For years we have been hearing about the build up of North Korea’s nuclear program. For years we have been trying to dialogue to bring a stop to this program, and in the past promises have been broken.
Talking with another who does not share your perspective is not all that easy. If it was, wouldn’t this agreement have come much sooner? While there are admittedly many factors at play, I imagine someone involved in these conversations must have made a statement or two that really made sense to the “other side” in order for both sides to come to an agreement.
May progress and resolution continue to happen in all the conversations where we find disagreements.
May more of us learn that the art of growing together is better than living separately and calling each other names.�