Wow, The fractals continues to grow. Her are some responses to the responses to Peace Pilgrim cash Registrar story.

• After we read the responses for the story we asked the class to respond to the respnoses. This demonstrates the butterfly effect and the power and impact of the responses does not diminish in time but demonstrates beautifully how everything in the world effects everything else.
• I can relate to the girl who felt like the older members of the sports team did not like her for some reason. In high school, an old boyfriend of mine started dating a new girl and for some unknown reason she began to hate me and try to make my life hell. many times I wanted to cry or lash out and retaliate. However, like my class mate, I also decided to "kill her with kindness" I started pretending like nothing she said bothered me. Eventually I truely came to believe that and I simply stopped being hurt. Instead of continuting to the hate I chose to end it by showing her only love until it balanced out her hate and she realized that she really had no reason t feel that way.
• The story about the girl and the sweam team shows the immense power that we have over our life. The girl decided to win the old girls over through love. She had a choice to get hurt or to hate back. Her choice was different and came from a deep place within her. It proves that love always wins in the long run, It is the easiest and also the hardest thing in the world to truely forgive. It depeneds how we look at it. If we are completely sincere, forgiving is very easy. And the rewards of true forgiveness are immense. True forgiveness is to realize that there is really nothing to forgive. True forgiveness is to know that we are all one. Not theoretical knowledge but true knowledge. True forgiveness is feeling and actually becoming the other.
• it may be easier to "kill them with anger" than with kindess, but at the end no one wins. I believe that the path of love (which seems most difficult, but is it?) is the best path to take...you learn more, you love more, you hurt more, and I'd rather more of all of these experiences than less of them.
• it can become a chain reaction when you make others feel good. There is no purpose of being mean to others. It helps no one. The kind people are the brave ones. They can look beyond the hatred and focus on Love.
• My boy friend's sister hates me and I also am trying to "kill her with kindess" It has worked a little but it is a slow process that drains me of energy because it is hard to be kind, alert and sheery everytime. It has gotten better but seems to be a long road.
• I think that love and forgiveness could be a simple process that does not drain or take any extra energy if it is done fully and whole heartedly. But sometimes it is not easy to know what we are really thinking. Sometimes there are hateful thoughts still lurking inside and they are draining us.
• I found the story about the Christmass stocking moving. I think that the writers efforts were not totally wasted. Perhaps one day one of the house mates will remember the gesture and be inspired by it. The fact that the writer shared the experience with us has already a positive impact. I know it had on me. Sometimes it may take a long time to witness the effect of a good deed, just like the butterfly in China. I believe that nothing happens that does not effect someone or something in time.
• I know that if I would have done something like what the person who bought the christmass stocking did, I would feel extreme hapiness inside of me. Doing generous things for people is supposed to leave a warm feeling inside, not negative.
• The person who loves to read past two in the morning resonates with me. It is amazing what a power of a written word can do. I know that after I finish a book or see a play, I have a new refreshed feeling inside because I have just shared a moment with someone else and seen their soul.
• I feel that I am on the search for God myself. I feel that God has given me meaning in my life and the more I embrace Him, the more free I feel. Life has its obstacles and it is easy to lose your footing but with God's help and some patience we can all find our way back.
• I also feel that it is difficult to "go against the grain" I find myself practicing it everyday. I am not sure why I do it. Perhaps some day I will have up for something and I just preparing myself for that day.
• One day we ma realize that no how wise and maturae we think we are, there are always places where we are lacking and there is always another step to take. It may be simple as admitting that we are wrong in a petty argument or as difficult as forgiving a friend who has done us wrong. We eventually learn that forgiveness and love are far more productive than hate.
• Life is a journey. To learn and experience new things. Sometimes we are lead and sometimes we lead others through this journey called life. We are all intertwined as one - each person on their own journey of discovery, yet all together learning and experiencing. We let each other know that we are not alone.
• I too love reading about great beings. I love reading about the soul. I think this is how we all should live, yet many people choose a different path. Love is the purest way through life. I truely believe this and try to achieve it every day .
• I find it astonishing that this class is connecting closely to my religion class. We just finished studying Gandhi. In the eyes of the world Gandhi had many enemies. In his eyes everyone was a brother, a possibility to experience peace and love. He won people over and transformed others by transformed himself. He would embody qualities within himself that he wanted to see in others. Peace Pilgrim did the same thing. I admire her and strive to be strong and loving in my own life.
• what I have been learning from this is that poisonous thoughts and feeling, harboring ill will towards others is not good for me at all. I have been working on releasing these thoughts whenever they come to my mind. After I have been doing it for about a week, I really feel it is helping my own well being. I really want to be as healthy as I can, so I eat well, exercise well, and now I am trying to work out the junk food out of my psychic diet.