Comments on: Home from Michigan

By: Kirsty

Kirsty — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 07:03:00 +0000

For what it’s worth I think that what you’re doing with the chins is great, and actually very Christian. One of the things that keeps me coming back to this blog is that your version of Christianity reminds me of the warm-hearted, compassionate Episcopalianism I was raised with. It’s a wonderful antidote to all the nastiness that seems to pass for Christianity in the media these days.

By: Hugo

Hugo — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 11:50:32 +0000

Oh trust me, wait till we get all the paperwork done and the bank accounts open and the website up and running. Lots of folks will be asked to help with amounts large and small!

By: mercedes

mercedes — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 11:40:55 +0000

I think it’s a special cause! Let us know how we can help…

By: altmama

altmama — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 20:25:33 +0000

Yes, well said Essi!

I’ve thought about this a lot. In general, I think people do their best work when they care the most. So when it comes to activism, I thank my lucky stars for the infinite variety of human concern and compassion. We all have to act where our care is, and hope our example encourages others to do the same–that is, not to care about what we care about, but rather, simply to -care.-

By: Hugo

Hugo — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 17:57:00 +0000

Amen, Essi! Thanks for the vote of confidence…

By: Essi

Essi — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 17:35:44 +0000

There are those who essentially take the stance that well if we cannot fix each and every single wrong thing in this world, then we might as well not even try. They do not quite say it like that, but the whole argument of ‘Why are you helping X, when Y is suffering’ really amounts to that. If you start thinking like that, then there will never be an end to it. There will always be the supposedly better Y that needs fixing, no matter which X you end up picking. One person cannot fix everything, certainly not at once. We must all start from somewhere. Might as well be chinchillas.