That means a lot to me.
I do take citizenship very seriously. I am convinced that it is part of that path that leads to being a better human being, which is my greatest goal. However, I am very aware of my many shortcomings.
I've been re-studying my copy of Erik Erikson's 1969 book, "Gandhi's Truth." Erikson taught, among many valuable things, that each of us has, say, ten burdens; on each of the, say, ten steps/levels of human evolution -- and not evolution in the mechanical sense -- we encounter each of these burdens, or stumbling blocks, in the context of the higher level. That said, I also know that we must be patient -- as much with ourselves as with others -- for we are all sad and weakly human.
Tomorrow, the man who has assisted me .... including while I assisted Onondaga Chief Paul Waterman .... is coming here to do a sweat lodge ceremony with me. He is a top-notch fire-keeper, and he dropped off some colorful large rocks for us. It is in ceremony that I get unique insight not only into my many weaknesses, but also into potential.
Also: I have a somewhat related issue to discuss on DU, that I think you in particular will like. It has to do with the NYS public education system, and the teaching of 5th and 6th grade students about the Revolutionary War, and the Iroquois influence. Also connected are options for a similar high school course. I have the advantage of getting the interest of some top people in state education with this, and they are encouraging me to go with it -- and offering their assistance.
I though about adding it in this OP, which is perhaps the on-going Diary of a Mad Citizen. But it is probably better to keep my OPs merely agonizingly long.
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