Thursday, June 2, 2011

We aren't as perfect as we pretend

Why is it that we spend so much time pretending to be something we are not?
In observing my own life and people around me, we have this human quality in common.  A lot of time is wasted trying to ensure that others think of us, and our lives, in a certain way.  I came across a quote from Larry Crabb, in 'The Safest Place on Earth' page 11, and he makes the statement "A central task of community is to create a place that is safe enough for the walls to be torn down, safe enough for each of us to reveal our brokenness."  I love that quote.  I like the emphasis on vulnerability in our human interactions.  I'm guessing that he is hoping to prompt some deep thinking along the lines of times in our own lives when we recall the walls of pride and the walls of our own 'purported legacy' being torn down.  What type of community resulted? 
If the 1980's were the 'me generation' and the 90's the 'image is everything generation,' what generation are we in now?  What would the moniker be?

1 comment:

  1. Love that quote...sounds like I may need to add that book to my library list.

    So happy to see you are blogging my dear friend. I was teaching a class in Wichita yesterday. It was the fastest trip ever, but I did talk to a woman who lives on Valleyview. Of course my mind immediately went to the happy times we had there. Love you!

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