February 16, 2003

War and peace

This weekend has seen huge numbers of people massing to protest the war that seems to be inevitable. As I write this, hundreds of thousands of Sydneysiders are massing in the city to vent their anger and frustration with our Prime Minister who seems to be hell bent of supporting the American President, ahead of his own people. Australia is a peaceful and peace loving place, with tolerance and the concept of “a fair go” firmly embedded in our national psyche. The idea of fighting someone else’s war, on the other side of the world, at the behest of a deeply suspicious, belligerent, right-wing cowboy is anathema to me and millions of my compatriots. There are other ways to deal with tyrants apart from dropping bombs on them. Perhaps the American President will find himself subjected to some of these measures in the end, because people perceive his bellicose and posturing behaviour as tyrannical as well.

The NSW Midwives Association is marching in today’s protest and had I been in better health, I would have joined them. My heart is with these women, who, as midwives, know that the way one begins life can have a profound impact on the mental and emotional (as well as physical) health of people. We must humanise birth if we are to produce reasonable human beings.

I wonder how George W Bush was born? Was he “untimely ripped” from his mother’s womb, or dosed with drugs that have impacted on his capacity for love and respect? I have always believed that the babies born today will be making the decisions that affect us all in the future and that we should therefore recognise the impact of our actions on these sensitive beings in the precious and important hours around birth. We need our children imprinted with love and sensitivity, not aggression or survival anxieties.

It may be too late to save the American President. However, there are good and rational people in the world and with luck they will prevail over the war mongers and blinkered egomaniacs that seem to be leading us at present.

We may feel helpless and sometimes hopeless when viewing the antics that are leading us down self-destructive paths. Even if we can’t do much to impact the bigger picture, we can influence the smaller picture, in the hope that the future will provide a safer and more respectful, tolerant home for us all. The next time you are journeying towards birth with a labouring woman, remember that her child may hold your future in his/her hands. Be gentle, be kind, be patient and loving. These are lessons we can pass on to the next generations through our direct action and heartfelt example.

Peace be with us.......

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