Maelstrom, 13th Day of Spring, 526 M.E. (Betelgeuse): To "borrow" (plagiarize? steal?) from the Upaya Zen Center's "Special Statement," Water Dissolves Water finds itself grieving the tragic loss of life in Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, Ukraine, Gaza/Israel, and the thirty other wars and genocides raging on our planet at this moment. We stand upright and open as we call not only for a cease fire, but a ceasing of war in our time. Our hearts cannot turn away from the truth of pervasive suffering, sorrow, and death as a result of war. And for this, we urge that this be a time of deep dialogue reaching past differences, of recognizing that the terrible cost of war passes through generations, that the impact of war on our earth is inestimable, and that we must realize our basic humanity and sanity for the sake of all at this time and those who are yet to be born.