“It may seem absurd to believe that a “primitive” culture in the Himalaya has anything to teach our industrialized society. But our search for a cure that works keeps spiraling back to an ancient connection between ourselves and the earth, and interconnectedness that ancient cultures have never abandoned.” – Helena Nonberg-Hodge
On November 7, I will be traveling to the mountains of Talamanca in the province of Limon to live with the indigenous people group the Bribri for three and a half weeks! They have a preservation project of protecting iguanas. I will live with a famila and do what they do. This "work" or iguana project is the excuse to live with the people.
This second half of the semester, LASP focuses on Faith and Praxis. We are being challenged to live out our faith and the knowledge that we have gained from the experiences from the first half of the semester. This is a life long process to discover how to practice faith in God! But I am looking forward to learning much wisdom from a "primitive" culture who sees and hears the Divine through creation and has a respect for nature and its preservation. The goal is to "be" with the people and relate to them...not to "DO" and "ACCOMPLISH" something grand!
I do not want to make great expectations for this concentration...good or bad! I just want to "be" in it! What comes, comes. What happens, happens! I strive to be PRESENT in the day; therefore, I will take advantage of the final week in San Jose before the next adventure!
How are you living out your faith today?
Well, you are in the mountains as I type this on your birthday. I have just finished reading the highlights of your amazing October. What a range of experiences! I am praying your 3 1/2 weeks in the mountains will be a blessed finale before finishing up in San Jose.
ReplyDeleteGod be with you,
Kent