Wouldn't that be nice...?
Don't we all wish we could do this?
Where do the mermaids stand?
The essence of this spirit was captured in a moving speech about tolerance given last year by the student body president of one of your sister colleges. She related the story by Robert Fulghum about a young pastor who, finding himself in charge of some very energetic children, hits upon a game called "Giants, Wizards and Dwarfs." "You have to decide now," the pastor instructed the children, "which you are ... a giant, a wizard or a dwarf?"
At that, a small girl tugging at his pants leg, asked, "But where do the mermaids stand?"
The pastor told her there are no mermaids, and she says, "Oh yes there are," she said. "I am a mermaid."
Now this little girl knew what she was and she was not about to give up on either her identity or the game. She intended to take her place wherever mermaids fit into the scheme of things. Where do the mermaids stand ... All those who are different, those who do not fit the boxes and pigeonholes? "Answer that question," wrote Fulghum, "and you can build a school, a nation, or a whole world."
~~Barbara Bush
Wellesley College Commencement Address, 1990
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3 comments:
Now there's a great charity idea--a pool of people with good intentions that just need to be funded. Here's a thought--that guy could try to make "the system" work better and do good where he is and STILL draw a salary. I know, probably overly optimistic (have you ever worked under legislatively mandated rules?), but just a suggestion. Poor guy. I'd love to fund him, but I'm too busy trying to fund myself into a job I like.
Well, now that we are officially fellow bloggers, I figured I would leave a comment on your blog.
Say, are you and Chris the concert-going type? I'm going to a concert tonight.
We are, but not tonight. We're hitting the gym.
Thanks though!
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