Sharing
Last night I watched an inspiring documentary on CBC Newsworld called “Children Full of Life”. You can find a bit more about it on the website ( http://www.cbc.ca/passionateeyemonday/feature_270904.html) and unfortunately I don’t know when it is going to be shown again. Basically it was about a Japanese teacher who was showing his children (they were about ten years old) the necessity to bond, to be happy and to be vulnerable. They shared letters of concern with each other, thoughts and feelings they wrote on a regular basis. What was fascinating for me to see was how they were able to bond after one girl shared about a death in her family. Everyone responded with compassion and other people who had had emotions locked inside themselves, for many years of their short lives, were able to express them.
As I watched this I wondered why we cannot share in a way remotely similar to this during our Friday night meetings. Is it simply because we are adults and have given up on exposing our vulnerabilities? Have we become so insensitive that it is impossible? I become saddened when I think that this meeting has been going on for so many years and only occasionally do people like Angie or Sandy share from their hearts. What are we afraid of? Why has so little trust been built over all these years? Or is there actually nothing to share?
It is most important to come and give rather than demand from others what we know is best for ourselves. You have shared and moved the group with your compassion and understanding. It is wonderful to want more from people. Yet people only share what they are comfortable with. You go outside the box and the group is moved every time because the truth appeals to deeper layers of our minds and plays on us weather we like it or not! Keep being you! You are a great friend! Thank you for everytime you have held us accountable. Sandy does a great job at that too!