Pathways SU25 DIGITAL Magazine

ON THE PATH An Appropriate Response

BY DR. TRISH HALL 1HOVRQ0DQGHODDGYLVHG³:KDWFRXQWVLQOLIHLVQRWWKHPHUHIDFW WKDWZHKDYHOLYHGLWLVZKDWGL̆ HUHQFHZHPDNHLQWKHOLYHVRIRWKHUV WKDWZLOOGHWHUPLQHWKHVLJQL¿FDQFHRIWKHOLIHZHOHDG´ 7KHJUHDWTXHVWLRQIRUVHOILQTXLU\LV³:KDWGL̆ HUHQFHKDYH,PDGH"´ We must look deeply into the lives of others, individually and collec- WLYHO\ERWKQHDUDQGEH\RQGWR¿QGDQVZHUV:KDWGL̆ HUHQFHVKDYH ZHFDXVHG":KDWULSSOHVKDYHZHVHWLQPRWLRQ"7KHDQVZHUVWRWKHVH questions are what we take into the stillness — into our introspection. $VN\RXUVHOI³:KDWLVGL̆ HUHQWEHFDXVH,KDYHOLYHG"+DVP\ZD\RI EHLQJEHHQDFDWDO\VWIRUWKHFKDQJHV,GHVLUH",IQRWKRZPLJKW,DOWHU KRZ,DPEHLQJ"´ In these tumultuous times, how are we to be "=HQ0DVWHU<XQPHQ instructed his followers to be simple, to be natural and to choose “ap- SURSULDWH UHVSRQVHV´ :KDW DUH ³DSSURSULDWH UHVSRQVHV´" 7KHUH DUH QRSDWDQVZHUV²QRRQHVL]H¿WVDOOWKDWFDQEHDSSOLHG$SSURSUL - DWHQHVVLV³FRQWH[WVSHFL¿F´²ZKDWDUHWKHFLUFXPVWDQFHVWKHHQYL - ronment, who or what is involved, as well as the skills, abilities and SUHVHQFHZHEULQJ"2XUUHVSRQVHPXVWEHVHQVLWLYHWRWKHQHHGVRIWKH moment yet not lose sight of our desired outcome. Raising children is an example familiar to most of us. Advocating for equality, equity and justice for all is another. To change the world — to move in the direction of a world that works for all — our appropriate response must be applicable to each unique situation in any particular moment, and be doable by us. Varying cir- FXPVWDQFHVUHTXLUHWKDWZHEHUHVLOLHQWDQGÀH[LEOH6WDQIRUGVFKRODU /($51+2:72 &+$11(/<285 +,*+(56(/)ń6:,6'20

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