living in truth

chris corrigan has been rapping about and unwrapping some details around living in truth. here's a taste... he's referencing john engle's account of his life in haiti right now (john's original words are here, and chris' are here).

"You see, this is an example of all the high falutin' musing I have been doing about living in truth. John and his Haitian colleagues like Fremy Cesar, whom I have met and who I like a lot, just keep plugging away at the little bits of truth that shine through all of the darkness that wants to surround them. In the moment it seems as if their work pales in comparison to the chaos that has engulfed parts of the country, but if civil society is exactly this kind of engagement and reflection and support for grassroots leadership, and the biggest danger facing Haiti is the breakdfown of civil society, then these guys are in fact holding open the possibility for a new society to emerge from whatever happens over the next couple of months.

Civil society is not an idea, it is a practice, and it begins with an invitation to engage. I'm holding open a belief that John and Fremy and Bayyinah and Merline and others will simply and elegantly continue their work and set the tone for Haiti's future."

i'm holding open a belief that we will all simply and elegangtly continue our work, living in truth, and set the tone for the future...