People often speak about swords and plowshares as if one ominously threatens to poke your eye out while the other lulls you to cuddle up and go to sleep. The truth is, both these objects are deadly. Yet one threatens life while the other cultivates it.
A plowshare is just as sharp as a sword, maybe even sharper. The difference isn’t in the blade but in the way it is wielded.
Turning a sword into a plowshare isn’t so much about changing the object as it is changing the object’s purpose.
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Words: Jim Kast-Keat
Image: Jim Kast-Keat
Music: Podington Bear
