a few questions have surfaced in the last few weeks, here are my thoughts...
why not just give to an organization that is already doing this?
there is not an organization with the same vision. the vision is community, and realizing that we are all cut from the same cloth. we are all people. everyone needs lunch and everyone needs a friend. the main purpose is NOT to feed the hungry. it is to be in community with the hungry. in a community, there is expectation from both sides. a relationship is not a one way street. i am buying these relationships by bringing food, and it may be one sided for a while, but i expect to care about these people i meet and to be cared for as well. that's right, they have something to offer, they have just rarely been asked, so they may not know it.
is this going to be organized in to a non-profit company?
yes. lots of work to do here, i am looking for a person to run the administrative side of this.
why?
to build a model for community. i will keep this as simple as possible so that others can repeat what i am doing easily. i can only influence a handful of people, but if i build something that others can duplicate, then my efforts can be multiplied.
11 October, 2006
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Dude! You are my hero. I want to be like you when I grow up. Seriously. I feel like I'm watching the moment a movement is being born. (of course I enjoyed the "duplicate" part:))
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