We just need to put more of these in our common spaces.. and speak them out as well.
as Krishnamurti said 'as we speak we will learn'.
In fact that has been my learning and growing and tumbling.. and stumbling..
the metaphor of stumbling is interesting..
we stumble upon things.. they have appeal and they challenge us
we don't know what to do!
we cant just repeat...
But neither can it be as if we haven't heard it at all!
so what does one do? what can we do?
resonate and invoke in our midst.. several times?
play with it?
speak the words and thus commit to it in a way...?
But the irreverence of this is so profound..
Please use, echo and state... till it becomes difficult for any of us to consider our views as holy
and so profound as not to be questioned...!!
We are able to question others.. and also (somewhat reluctantly) allow questioning of our views...
But since all is hazy and not completely clear we (as individuals) are unable to 'put our weight behind' things.. and stand our ground ... and be willing to move...
In fact we should just ask ourselves in conversation and discussions -
Where do you stand?
Why?
Do you wish to reconsider?
and then ...now hold on...
what is your answer to...1,2,3.. questions?
Here is another position. what is your answer to this?
for yourself?
for the collective, our school, family, all schools, all families?
etc etc.. robust standing and movement...
21c asks us to dance firmly...
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Hi G,
Feels good to read your blog. As if I am in one of the staff meetings listening to your words. After a long time, a space to share and reflect on some things with deeper consideration. Standing firmly like a blade of grass seems to be astonishingly difficult. How do we stand firm without being hardened by our stances? What is true irrespective of circumstances? Is our reasoning also at times deceitful to us? But not believing leaves a lot of space to enquire and arrive at the true nature of things. And the "not believing" might just be the first step in the journey to get closer to truth, where there is no belief but only truth.
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