The closure of the Annual Convention 2010
by Hans TenDam
In the Year of our Lord two thousand and ten
four years of learning to walk and learning to talk
four years of building the ship
now for the finishing touches
can we sail out?
can we sail around the world?
maybe
one port at a time
almost sailing out of the harbor
will we turn east or west, north or south?
and what will we find there?
and what will we do there?
young man, go West!
in the west we are discoverers
we inquire, we survey, we do research
In the South we show ourselves
we go outside
we are going public
publishing, publicity
we are seducers
(PR, darling, PR!)
in the East we find Teaching
we teach and be taught
we speak and we listen
we observe and grow
insight, knowledge and skills growing together
and in the North?
in the North we disappear,
from the face of the world
we turn inside
we become invisible
we do our own work
we work at the inside
we stay inside
we are grounding
we grow deep roots
so altogether we expand
but slowly
and surely
the journey will strengthen the ship
the wind will make our sails grow
the wind loves our sails
and our sails love the wind
space
room
expansion
it is our quality that will bring expansion
and our expansion will bring quality
this journey will bring forth those both
EARTh is a a ship
EARTh is a journey
our destination is the harbor we sail from
EARTh is us
we are the world
we circumnavigate
we are the navigators
sail safely
but sail far
the world is your oyster
sail!
SAIL!
this is the captain’s log
by the grace of God
the year is two thousand and ten
the date is the 23rd of the 7th month
in the Vally of Grace
the log is closed
this convention is closed
