This morning I missed the bus. Sadly, this means that I don't get to spend 40 minutes with 10 just-waking-up jardín students (possibly the time where they are the cutest, and easiest to handle) and I walk 20 minutes to the bus stop just to pay a taxi so I could get to school. But there are sometimes perks, such as having a chat with the woman who owns a shop near my bus stop. And getting to eat breakfast at a small cafe, which had PIE. Pie de mora (blackberries) which was $1.00 (less than half then at the name brand "Pie Shop" around the corner) made it almost worth missing the bus. And reading the Universal House of Justice's Statement on Individual Rights and Freedoms made me an incredibly happy camper this morning.
This post is mostly dedicated to the Universal House of Justice, and how amazing this Supreme Body is. For those of you who don't want to click on the link above, the UHJ is a body of 9 members elected by the Bahai's every 5 years. They guide the Bahai's on a global level, both spiritually and administratively. The statement I read this morning was written in 1988, and addresses the role of individual rights and freedoms in the New World Order. And I understand that this may be gibberish to a lot of the people that are reading this, but if you have some time on your hand, I encourage you to read it. It has an eloquence that I aspire to write with, it is about a topic that is truly relevant to everyone, and makes you think: about our state of the world, and the potential we have been endowed with to create a better one.
Anyways. I am becoming more interested in the Administrative Order of the Faith since I've been here. It brings what I love about government (I'm still not actually able to define what I love about government, though...) with the harmony and...(can't find the word, but its the feeling you get when you see a plant under the microscope and understand how all the cells work on a microscopic--no, molecular--level, and just have this overwhelming awe at the dual complexity and simplicity of the world) of the Bahai Faith. And I just wanted to share that with you.
Also, in this statement (Paragraph 21, to be exact) it mentions Hobbes, Locke, Jefferson, and Mill. And I was thinking, I kind of miss We The People, and government class. But don't tell anyone I said that.
Oh, and in other news: Yesterday I had my ear eaten by two segundo students. More about that later...
Kinda hard not to tell anyone you miss We The People when you write that on the internet... I miss your fish blanket that we hid under during WTP when writing essays at 1 am! AND YOU!!!! Guess what? My roommate is from the school that has won nationals for like the last 5 years. They even beat the Rhode Island School of Government. THEY HAVE A MAGNATE SCHOOL FOR GOVERNMENT! Geesh... On another note, I'm glad that you're interested in government, and I really like your statement about the dual complexity and simplicity of the world. So true! And most importantly I miss you, but you're doing something totally magnificent and I'll get to see it for myself soon enough! I CAN HARDLY WAIT TO SEE YOU!!!!
ReplyDeleteGuess what? I ALSO LOVE GOVERNMENT. It's like we're emotional twins or something. Also, I really like this post and your musings about the UHJ and such. And I want to hear about the students that ate your ear!
ReplyDeleteHaving just spent (last week) 2 full days with Glenford Mitchell presenting a workshop on the Administrative Order, I can totally relate. Lots to talk about...soon I hope! loveyou!
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