Well I wouldn't limit it to folks who felt invited to come. There are always the "strangers." One of the odd things about every Open Space is that strangers show up. And almost inevitably they make a major contribution (why I don't know). But for whatever reason -- they cared enough to come. So I stick with the original words and interpretation. Judgmental or not. And for me it does not feel very judgmental. Just a statement of fact. (Blinding Flash of the obvious and all that)
Harrison Harrison Owen 7808 River Falls Dr. Potomac, MD 20854 USA 301-365-2093 207-763-3261 (summer) website www.openspaceworld.com www.openspaceworld.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Masud Sheikh To: osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 6:40 PM Subject: Re: leverage points Harrison Owen <hho...@comcast.net> wrote: >Actually, I don't think it is as much of an "assumption" as a blinding flash of the obvious. Those who came are the only ones there! And the reason they are there is that they cared enough to come. That does not make all those who didn't come bad, immoral, or terrible -- but the fact of the matter is that they didn't care enough to come. Now maybe the next time they would feel differently -- care more. Make the necessary arrangements, or sacrifices! But for this particular Open Space -- those who care came. And CARING is the sole criteria for entry. That alone makes them the "right people." No Caring -- no come... > >And why would this be true? Well, I think Open Space is all about passion and responsibility. And if you don't CARE -- no passion, and little hope of accepting responsibility. Who on earth would take responsibility for something they don't care about? > We have been through this before, Harrison. I find it judgmental (being judgmental myself, I know judgment when I see it :-)) How about changing it to: "Those who felt invited, came"? Masud * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
