During the reading assigned I found a few parts which really stood out to me. When she was talking about how the city would just dump all the garbage into the poor areas that really made me mad. It seems like people in the Bronx just can't get a break. No matter how hard they try to help the next generation, there is nothing positive that is handed to them. Just because big companies would save money they had the right to dump it in someone's neighborhood? That is ridiculous and really pisses me off. Neumark proves that it's not like the city doesn't know that places are being trashed, but once the rats got in the way of the rich they made it a mission to get rid of them. She makes a great point how people are poisoned and acquire asthma in their poor conditioned houses and no one helps. I hate how if it doesn't bother the rich then it's not a problem. I am so impressed about Neumark's just constant commitment to helping. She reminds me so much of the profits in the bible, hitting the rich to get at the poor, and is a great example for all of us.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Blog Post April Fools Dayy!!
The first thing I wanted to talk about was my first experience with Lecto Divina. I am not very good at sitting still for periods of time, but I really made an effort to try to meditate to come closer to the parable. The parable which I chose was the Good Samaritan. I have read this parable all my life, and I thought that since I was familiar with it maybe I would see it in a new way. I tried to picture myself as not an important role, but the innkeeper at the room where the Samaritan brought the beat up guy. While I was reading I pictured the scene while the Samaritan, someone who is considered a religious outcast walking in with a shambled, naked man all beat up. I think that it did help to meditate and I definitely looked at it in a more personal way. That caused me to realize that Jesus was breaking boundaries to prove his point no matter if it was considered holy or not. I found it easier to read the bible that way and looking forward to try again.
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This is so true man! I was thinking yesterday...what if you put your self in the place of the beat up man? Strangely enough, he got his break, he was saved by the most unlikely of characters. This would be a very difficult lens to look through in the story...but I think it gives you a better perspective, just like the persecuted people of the Bronx, He got his break, and I hope the people of the South Bronx do as well.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you! The lecto divina experience was something that I have never heard of before now, much less actually participated in. It really helped me relate to the passage I was reading, more so than ever before. It also made me think about how it would have been for me if I was in the situation. It was a really cool experience!
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