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Nonviolence is an art

From Ali Abu Awwad

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Nonviolence is an identity. It's not a strategy or a tactic.

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Non-violence is an identity. It's not a strategy or a tactic. It's not to respond to something, nonviolence is a mentality. Nonviolence is an art. I mean to be an artist of your humanity, to bring the best of your humanity outside. And nonviolence is to be strong, I mean. To revenge is easy. It take one minute to kill a person, but to heal life, takes all of your life. And finally I was released, I was released because I think I succeeded to discover that the best revenge is to reconcile. Because no one can resist your heart as a human being.

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  • Have you experienced reconciliation in your life? How did it feel?
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In this interview, Ali explains why he didn't choose revenge when his brother was killed and that there is something more peaceful but something that will take all of your life.

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