Late last month I wrote a post entitled More On The Online Community Experience, a followup to an earlier one in which I discussed the importance I place on the online communities I am a part of.
Within the post I included an excerpt of a piece written by Matthew Heesing, a United Church worker in Columbia, on the importance of presence in helping us to bear the vicissitudes that life has to offer, whether they be of a personal or a societal nature. This morning I received a comment from him, which directed me to the full version of what he wrote.
I reproduce both the comment and the link below. I hope you will take the time to read his original blog post, as it reminds us of the strength we can all derive knowing that we stand not alone, something that I think is especially helpful in these very troubled times in Canada under the Harper regime:
Greetings!
My name is Matthew Heesing, and the author of the above excerpt! I was surprised to see my own words in a local church bulletin...a wider search brought me here!
I just wanted to share a fuller reflection, for your own interest--the cut-and-pasted version above is taken from a previous blog post of mine, which you can find here:
http://colombianjourney.wordpress.com/2011/08/13/building-solidarity/
Thanks for sharing, and I'm honoured to play a role in your reflections!
-Matthew
Hessing reminds us that it's not overwhelming numbers that make the difference, Lorne.
ReplyDeleteWhat makes a difference is commitment to the notion that we are all in this together.
That realization is probably the biggest threat to the Harper agenda, Owen, which I think helps explain the politics of division his regime so adeptly cultivates.
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