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* People of the Air (//Beyond the Crossroads,// | * People of the Air (//Beyond the Crossroads,// | ||
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- | >> A wing is an odd thing, strangely behaved, hard to understand, tricky to handle. In many important respects, a wing’s behavior is exactly contrary to common sense. | + | >> A wing is an odd thing, strangely behaved, hard to understand, tricky to handle. In many important respects, a wing’s behavior is exactly contrary to common sense. |
> Langewiesche tells us what it takes to become aviators, to become “people of the air.” we have to begin by learning a lot about how airplanes work. More importantly, | > Langewiesche tells us what it takes to become aviators, to become “people of the air.” we have to begin by learning a lot about how airplanes work. More importantly, | ||
>> What makes flying so difficult is that the flier’s instincts—that is, his most deeply established habits of mind and body—will tempt him to do exactly the wrong thing. (3) | >> What makes flying so difficult is that the flier’s instincts—that is, his most deeply established habits of mind and body—will tempt him to do exactly the wrong thing. (3) | ||
- | > It is the job of the flight instructor to help the people of the earth to become people of the air. The change is partly learned and partly instinct, partly science and partly art. Learning to be people of the air is somewhat like learning to grow in the mystical life. As we learn to pray, we read about God, we use prayers, images, and symbols. we sing, and we study the great spiritual traditions. This is all good, but it is the prayer of the earth. As we deepen our relationship with God and our prayer life, we find ourselves called to leave aside these good things of God, to be free to experience God directly, without image or symbol, word or concept. | + | > It is the job of the flight instructor to help the people of the earth to become people of the air. The change is partly learned and partly instinct, partly science and partly art. |
+ | >Learning to be people of the air is somewhat like learning to grow in the mystical life. As we learn to pray, we read about God, we use prayers, images, and symbols. we sing, and we study the great spiritual traditions. This is all good, but it is the prayer of the earth. As we deepen our relationship with God and our prayer life, we find ourselves called to leave aside these good things of God, to be free to experience God directly, without image or symbol, word or concept. | ||
> Take another application of this same image. Most of those in religious life today have lived as religious of the twentieth century. Our instincts have been honed by life as religious of the twentieth century, by our experiences, | > Take another application of this same image. Most of those in religious life today have lived as religious of the twentieth century. Our instincts have been honed by life as religious of the twentieth century, by our experiences, | ||
> And what are the contours of the shift? “It is safe to be high, dangerous to be low; safe to go fast, dangerous to go slow.” This is not a matter of either-or, but a case of both-and, because we are always both. As we move into the twenty-first century it is important to point out the changes that are occurring, changes that require a distinctive response from religious as we pivot our communities and our individual lives to respond to new demands. | > And what are the contours of the shift? “It is safe to be high, dangerous to be low; safe to go fast, dangerous to go slow.” This is not a matter of either-or, but a case of both-and, because we are always both. As we move into the twenty-first century it is important to point out the changes that are occurring, changes that require a distinctive response from religious as we pivot our communities and our individual lives to respond to new demands. | ||
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Once the wing is stalled, it is no longer able to hold the airplane aloft, and the airplane goes out of control and will fall out of the sky. The " | Once the wing is stalled, it is no longer able to hold the airplane aloft, and the airplane goes out of control and will fall out of the sky. The " | ||
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===== Institution to Ecosystem ===== | ===== Institution to Ecosystem ===== | ||
- | * Introduction (//Beyond the Crossroads,// | + | * Introduction (//Beyond the Crossroads,// |
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+ | * The resilience of a community comes not from large size and vast wealth but from the depth and the breadth of the relationships that it nurtures. | ||
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===== VUCA ===== | ===== VUCA ===== | ||
* VUCA (//Beyond the Crossroads,// | * VUCA (//Beyond the Crossroads,// | ||
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* Volatility marks our world’s increasing rate of change across diverse fields. | * Volatility marks our world’s increasing rate of change across diverse fields. | ||
* Uncertainty is pervasive in our society as many unknown and varied factors influence issues and events. | * Uncertainty is pervasive in our society as many unknown and varied factors influence issues and events. | ||
* Complexity points to the multi-dimensional organizations that are at play in our world, responding in unpredictable ways to situations as they arise. | * Complexity points to the multi-dimensional organizations that are at play in our world, responding in unpredictable ways to situations as they arise. | ||
*Ambiguity is the resultant obscurity as many players engage in increasingly frenetic activity, churning against one another. | *Ambiguity is the resultant obscurity as many players engage in increasingly frenetic activity, churning against one another. | ||
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+ | =====All God's Critters===== | ||
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+ | All God's creatures have a place in the choir,\\ | ||
+ | Some sing low, some sing higher,\\ | ||
+ | Some sing out loud on the telephone wire,\\ | ||
+ | Some just clap their hands, or paws, or anything they’ve got now!\\ | ||
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+ | Listen to the top and the little birds singing\\ | ||
+ | The melody with the high notes ringin' | ||
+ | The hoot owl sighs over everything, | ||
+ | The blackbird disagrees.\\ | ||
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+ | Singin' | ||
+ | Little duck quacks and he's on his way\\ | ||
+ | And the otter hasn’t got that much to say\\ | ||
+ | The porqupine talks to himself.\\ | ||
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+ | The dogs and the cats they take up the middle\\ | ||
+ | As the honey bee hums, the cricket fiddles\\ | ||
+ | The donkey brays and the pony neighs\\ | ||
+ | The old grey badger sighs\\ | ||
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+ | Listen to the bass it's the one on the bottom\\ | ||
+ | Where the bullfrog croaks, the hippopotamus\\ | ||
+ | Moans and groans with a big to-do,\\ | ||
+ | The old cow just goes " | ||
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+ | It’s a simple song a little song everywhere\\ | ||
+ | By the ox the fox and the grizzly bear\\ | ||
+ | The dopey alligator and the hawk above\\ | ||
+ | The sly old weasel and turtle dove\\ | ||
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