What an excited group. Everyone is jazzed to get going. Sure, there is a sense of fear of the unknown but that's to be expected. I can't imagine anyone walking into this program is 100% confident in themselves. Well, I hope not.
The mood now seems to be hunger...we want more, need more info, want to do more... our tasebuds have been wetted. It reminds me of the story about a tiger who was raised by goats.
Happening upon an orphaned tiger cub, a herd of goats adopted the cub into their herd and the cub grew up thinking he too was a goat. The cub ate like a goat, bleated like a goat and travelled with the goats. one day an old tiger came upon the herd and killed a goat; the other goats ran away but the young tiger did not sense danger and stayed. The old tiger was shocked to encounter the strange young tiger that behaved like a goat.
The old tiger approached the young tiger and dragged him to a creek to see his refection, but the young tiger was unimpressed with his own reflection. Frustrated, the old tiger dragged the young tiger back to where he had just killed the goat and forced a piece of meat into the young tigers' mouth - horrified, the young tiger spit it out. But, the old tiger made the young tiger eat the meat again and made him swallow. This time, the young tiger allowed himself to taste the meat and for the first time, gave out a powerful roar!
It is called the 'Roar of Awakening' in the discovery that we are more than we think we are. I think we're about to taste a bit of meat...
Here are some video snippits from the day to chew on:
- What is expected of me? Lisbeth Sider (Vietnam, 2008)
- Dialogue on Capacity Building Mike Levy (Botswana, 2008)
- How to make a difference Lisbeth Sider (Vietnam, 2008)
- Good Intentions Philippe Leduc and the 2009 Volunteer group in Guelph, ON
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