Count me in. Another mentor of mine June Jordan always said that adults who are miserable and misguided always have strong opinions on how children should be raised. Wise or lucky children start to realize that the adult in front of them may not be worth emulating. One lesson from this last week with Paul is that moral clarity and profound commitment that blossoms love also allows joy to arise. Paul Farmer, Thich Nhat Hanh, Desmond Tutu, giants of asking Why? “And saying we are not okay with this” were also light in spirit, buoyant.
Your wish is my command, so please include me in the planning or this new proposal. The legacy of Paul Farmer is brilliantly presented and most welcome. Thank you! Another tribute should be given to Dr. Paula Green, peace educator and Engaged Buddhist who passed on Feb. 21st. She was founder and executive director of the Karuna ( "kindness") Center for Peacebuilding NGO and received an Unsung Heroes of Compassion award from the Dalai Lama in 2009. This is given to "individuals who, through their loving-kindness and service to others, have made their communities and our world a better place." She received multiple awards in recognition of what she called "my journey as a peace-builder, whether in my home country of the U.S. or across the world in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe." The film "Communities in Dialogue: Healing the Wounds of War", documents her years of work for the people of Bosnia. The world should mourn the recent losses of Paul Farmer, Thich Nhat Hanh, and now Paula Green, all stellar models of courage, integrity and commitment to peace. DD
Beautiful tribute to dr farmer and call to action to all of us. I’m reminded of the Talmudic teaching: “It is not your duty to finish the work, but neither are you at liberty to neglect it;”
Thank you Courtney. As always, so powerfully and eloquently said. I will pull out my own copy of Mountains Beyond Mountains and would so love to be a part of the Zoom chat.
I would definitely be interested in a book chat. I read the book years just fter serving as aPeace Corps volunteer and it hit me in many ways. I’m so curious how it will hit me now.
Beautiful column. Thank you for putting to words many of my thoughts and experiences as well. Dr. Paul Farmer both inspired and challenged me to see the world as it is and not accept that it will always be this way. I would love to join a reading group for Mountains Beyond Mountains.
Count me in. Another mentor of mine June Jordan always said that adults who are miserable and misguided always have strong opinions on how children should be raised. Wise or lucky children start to realize that the adult in front of them may not be worth emulating. One lesson from this last week with Paul is that moral clarity and profound commitment that blossoms love also allows joy to arise. Paul Farmer, Thich Nhat Hanh, Desmond Tutu, giants of asking Why? “And saying we are not okay with this” were also light in spirit, buoyant.
Your wish is my command, so please include me in the planning or this new proposal. The legacy of Paul Farmer is brilliantly presented and most welcome. Thank you! Another tribute should be given to Dr. Paula Green, peace educator and Engaged Buddhist who passed on Feb. 21st. She was founder and executive director of the Karuna ( "kindness") Center for Peacebuilding NGO and received an Unsung Heroes of Compassion award from the Dalai Lama in 2009. This is given to "individuals who, through their loving-kindness and service to others, have made their communities and our world a better place." She received multiple awards in recognition of what she called "my journey as a peace-builder, whether in my home country of the U.S. or across the world in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe." The film "Communities in Dialogue: Healing the Wounds of War", documents her years of work for the people of Bosnia. The world should mourn the recent losses of Paul Farmer, Thich Nhat Hanh, and now Paula Green, all stellar models of courage, integrity and commitment to peace. DD
I would be interested in re-reading this book (read it a few years ago) and being part of a ZOOM chat
I would love to read it and be a part of the Zoom chat!
I would like to be part of the book discussion. Thank you
I would love to join the conversation - been thinking a lot about this lately
Beautiful tribute to dr farmer and call to action to all of us. I’m reminded of the Talmudic teaching: “It is not your duty to finish the work, but neither are you at liberty to neglect it;”
The work is daunting but we all must chip at it
I want to read it and be part of a zoom chat as well!
Yes!
Thank you Courtney. As always, so powerfully and eloquently said. I will pull out my own copy of Mountains Beyond Mountains and would so love to be a part of the Zoom chat.
I would definitely be interested in a book chat. I read the book years just fter serving as aPeace Corps volunteer and it hit me in many ways. I’m so curious how it will hit me now.
i'm very interested in this
I love a book club ;)
Would love to re-read the book together -- have been struggling with rationalizations lately....
Beautiful column. Thank you for putting to words many of my thoughts and experiences as well. Dr. Paul Farmer both inspired and challenged me to see the world as it is and not accept that it will always be this way. I would love to join a reading group for Mountains Beyond Mountains.
Yes! Lovely tribute and would love to be part of the book club