such omnivorous weapons as we now possess. There will undoubtedly always be a need to resist ae;gression, but now, surely, we must think of changing the means of such resistance . .Jn the face of all-annihilating weapons, the natural next step may be the use of no weapons. It may be that the only There will undoubtedly always-be a need to resist agression, but now, - surely, we must think ofchanging the means ofsuch resistance. possibly effective defense against the ultimate weapon is no weapon at all. It may be that the presence of nuclear weapons in the world serves notice that the command to love one another is an absolute practical necessity, such as we never dreamed it to be before, and that our choice is not to win or lose, but to love our enemies or die. o o Adapted with permission from "Property, Patriotism, and National Defense," by Wendell Berry-poet, novelist, essayist, andfarmer-to be published in a collection of his essays by North Point Press in 1987. © 1986 by Wendell Berry Summer 1986 RAIN Page 9 FROM: Peace Trek Family Coloring Book-see page 14 (Illustration by Diane Schatz)
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