Many of you probably know this saying of the author of the Tao de ching and Taoism, but for those who might not, I'd like to share it. I operate from it in my work with community and I believe it reflects the self-organizing philosophy underpinning OST
Go to the People; Live among them; Love them; Learn from them; Start from where they are; Work with them; Build on what they have. But of the best leaders, When the task is accomplished, The work completed, The people all remark: "We have done this ourselves" . Lao Tse Irv _________________________________ Irv Sheffey Associate Field Organizer - Washington DC Environmental Justice & Community Partnerships Program Sierra Club 3101 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE No. 314 Washington, DC 20020 tel: 202-575-1469 cell: 202-299-6503 e-mail: irv.shef...@sierraclub.org * * ========================================================== 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