The book is very detailed in the way it is structured. It’s
as if it invites you to go on a journey among the seven communities around the
world with them. Each community has it’s people with it’s own stories, beliefs,
and perspectives. They also incorporate pictures in a couple of pages to let us
feel that we are actually on the journey where we sometimes don’t have to
imagine what things look like, because they can just show us right there
directly.
After reading the first two stories I would say the element
of engaging the reader on the journey really made me intrigued into what I was
reading. Instead of just knowing that I was reading a text on descriptions of
things in Mexico and Brazil, I was able to feel like a tourist for brief
moments.
What makes our lives meaningful? “A magic that beckons
people to stop by, to contribute, to create something beautiful together” (61).
This quote was said about the oasis that is built where children, adults,
whoever can come by and drop off gifts, or be involve with what they want to
put in the garden.
Why is community important? “They tell you about the school,
where the lessons have been designed by the community, and the older students
become teachers o the younger ones “ (Wheatley 33). This quote stands out as
how the community puts together something that can benefit the children of
Mexico. There are also other a clinic that offers free treatment and
medications listed. There are also places where people can learn things and
tell their story through handicrafts.
How will we tell the story of meaningful connection? “The
mountains told us to take up arms so we would have a voice. It told us to cover
our faces so we would have a face. It told us to forget our names so we could
be named. It told us to protect our past so we would have a future” (34). This
quote states of how every story always have its wounds (problems) and leaving its
scars, but being able to learn from them and creating new influence will mark a
new continuation. This gives a meaningful connection for everyone to be involved
in.
I think the strategy of the SESC could be adapted in my
community that I am working in. The reason why is because a lot of students in
schools don’t get the opportunity to have Art as one of their classes, hence
the students will never get to express their feelings through the arts of
pictures, words, paint, etc. The Oasis game contains a circle dance, and
through movements it’s suppose to connect everyone to one another. Relatively to
the students at MCCS, I can tell each time I come to my community; it brings
the students’ talents out where they didn’t even knew existed.
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