People around the world are imitating people in the Middle East, who walk the Abraham Path.
That walk or journey geographically covers Abraham’s life from cradle to grave. It’s now become something that people do, not only in the Middle East, but also in cities around the globe, in the name of world peace and understanding.
Ury says to change the game, we have to change the frame: from hostility to hospitality; from terrorism to tourism.
From this video:
A man left 17 camels to his children, saying the oldest should get half; the next eldest a third; and the youngest a ninth.
They couldn’t figure out how to do it and so visited an old wise woman. She couldn’t figure it out either but said she had two camels and gave them one.
They now had eighteen camels. Half of 18 is nine. A third of 18 is six. A ninth of 18 is two. That made 17 camels.
The one left over they returned to the wise woman.
In most peace negotiations, Ury said, the two sides have 17 camels metaphorically and are looking for the 18th.
I’ll be posting more from William Ury, the well-known author of Getting to Yes.