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Volume 5 Issue 4
Page 6
Page 6
In the Fall of 2004, contributors to the first issue of Groundwaters were invited to a meeting at the Fern
Ridge Library. A Light Exercise was written for those who attended. ...Now we can look at it in the light of
what was birthed by those who shared their own. jh-e
Imagine that each of us is holding a light of some sort – a candle, a
lantern, etc. – and we’re scattered to all the places we live. Imagine me
standing in the library, like a small beacon, as a symbol for Groundwaters.
And, when each person contributes, you join me with your own light. What,
do you imagine, is the effect when all join me?
We’re still individuals, but we create one bigger, brighter light that others
can see. As they come near it, and perhaps join us, a significant area
becomes ‘enlightened,’ merely by everyone coming together.
Imagine, too, that as each of us nears another, each individual light
shines just a bit brighter, the closer we get. What is the effect to this
‘community of light’? What is the effect, from a distance? Even if I, the
original spark, flared to attract the attention of others, am I truly
responsible for the end results? Or, is it merely everyone’s choice to focus
our light together, that creates the greater brightness?
Can you see what makes a community?
Ridge Library. A Light Exercise was written for those who attended. ...Now we can look at it in the light of
what was birthed by those who shared their own. jh-e
Imagine that each of us is holding a light of some sort – a candle, a
lantern, etc. – and we’re scattered to all the places we live. Imagine me
standing in the library, like a small beacon, as a symbol for Groundwaters.
And, when each person contributes, you join me with your own light. What,
do you imagine, is the effect when all join me?
We’re still individuals, but we create one bigger, brighter light that others
can see. As they come near it, and perhaps join us, a significant area
becomes ‘enlightened,’ merely by everyone coming together.
Imagine, too, that as each of us nears another, each individual light
shines just a bit brighter, the closer we get. What is the effect to this
‘community of light’? What is the effect, from a distance? Even if I, the
original spark, flared to attract the attention of others, am I truly
responsible for the end results? Or, is it merely everyone’s choice to focus
our light together, that creates the greater brightness?
Can you see what makes a community?
| A Light Exercise By Judy Hays-Eberts |