is it self-promotion to want to bring joy to others?
is it useless to want to share resources?
is it wrong to want to connect with the spirit
of young children through artwork?
is it fake to show love to someone you have never
met and may never see again in your lifetime?
is it useless to spend such a short amount of time
and energy with these beautiful souls?
these were some of the hardest questions
i encountered on my journey to india this time around...
they didn't come from my mind... but from someone
else's... and just the questions alone
broke my heart wide open.
photo credit:
one of the students who took my camera
at ramana's garden (they all took turns using it,
so i don't know which one - deepak, ankit, durga, or suman...
captured this moment of chaos, heat, creativity
and pure in the moment intensity...)
2 comments:
Well, let's see, you could have taken a cruise instead and spent 3 weeks tending to yourself and consuming resources in the name of relaxation but instead you chose to spend your time off from teaching art to children to head to India and...teach art to children who otherwise would not have had the particular experience that you brought to them, which I'm sure was joyful and something they will remember and value forever.
There's nothing fake about love for others, whether we spend our whole life with them, see them for one second, one week, or don't even see them at all. We need more sharing, creative, loving people in this world not less.
thanks for the support m. heart!
i agree with your sentiment... and was tremendously hurt (both ego and heart) by some of the accusations that came out of this person's mouth - while in the midst of trying to share my joy for creating, knowledge about education and resources...
but when this person said these things to me, instead of being angry - i tried to see it from this person's perspective, to have compassion for why this person could be saying these things...
i also felt empowered, because i knew in my mind, body and spirit that i was called to have the experience with those children... in india... with all of its craziness and beauty...
for purposes i am not even sure of, but feel really good about.
so thank you...
for being a constant reminder that sharing, creating and loving wins
above questioning, ego, and bitterness...
xoj
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