:: part 4 ::
I am of course writing these things for myself, attempting to teach myself things about being a human that I have been mulling over for years.
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:: part 3 ::
All of this leads to relationship. Relationship to the world around you and to the people in it, a way to live a sacred life that dignifies and sees others.
But there is an order to all of this. There are the secret things. There are the things you share, the stories you tell. There are the things you try to say but can never quite communicate.
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:: part 2 ::
So, there are the hidden things that no one can ever fully describe or define in you. The hidden nuance, your history, your life of true and untrue things, all the times you did something that seemed so normal but actually took real and overwhelming bravery.
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There is no one who can define or contain all of you. All your wildness, your beauty, the things you struggle through on your own. The thoughts of others can’t create you, can’t limit your being.
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This is a post about putting together Kenya’s twelfth-grade curriculum. And it is a post about Black Panther. As always, there are smarter and more experienced people who write about these things, but sometimes we need to hear about complex issues from our friends, and I am your friend.
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blessings on the tiny flowers
on the side of my path, God, bless
the wild egrets in their flight,
bless the late rains, rain blessings on
my dear friends, the strong ones
God hates oppressive systems that take advantage of the vulnerable. Has hated, does hate, will hate. Oppression or violence against the powerless makes the Creator of all things furious. He also hates it when people worship money or things made with hands (and then use their worship of these things as a reason to oppress others.)
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