Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Hi Jackie:
That sounds like a wonderful idea. It wouldn't hurt anyone to find out
what it is like to walk in anothers shoes for a while. Maybe there
would be a little more tolerance and understanding for everyone if we
all did this at least once.
I have a friend who is now in his 80's who always told me that one
should never forget where one came from. I try to remember that and
have tried to teach my kids the same thing. It has helped them to be a
little more understanding of things and a lot more tolerant of people
and things that they can't understand.
Sue
>
> Hi Doc
>
> You know I wish there was still a way for people to live the life for a
> week--maybe understanding would come more quickly. A prof. in Mankato I know used
> to be able to take a small class to a big city--give them $5 and turn them loose
> in the inner city. He taught a class on city problems--including the homeless.
> He had watchers that seen to it that no one got into impossible situations--this
> is no longer possible so he no longer does this. But the students learned what it
> was like to try to access the "helping?" organizations, to wonder where they would
> sleep or eat that night, and feel the contempt that others directed toward them.
> I talked to a few of his former students and it still made an impression on them.
> Many became social activists afterwards.
>
> jackief
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