voordurende vrede

My apologies for the lateness in this post however I have had a tumultuous time in my return to the states. I have had quite some time to review the course and the impact it had on me personally which is the primary reason we went to South Africa, to have experiences that we were to interpret and use upon our return. I have seen now that there was a vitally important aspect that was missing from the iteration of the course the Seven of us went on. The previous group where already acquainted with each other and had a working relationship as a group, we did not nor did we ever develop such a relation. The fact of the matter was that the different personalities involved and the different cultures we represented came into direct conflict. This was plainly obvious to me toward the end of the course however I believe that not everyone was fully vested in the intention of the course. We could have benefited greatly from Reconciliation. Then the question is how you get people who do not believe in or perhaps care to come to the table and work together.

I believe that the course gave us many opportunities to gain insight, however the rampant abuse and indifference meant that some of us where left in a quandary of how to proceed. I myself have been admitted and will be in recovery for months and I doubt I will ever deign to meet with anyone who left the states to go on the course. I cannot even bring myself to focus properly to the task at hand as a haze falls over my mind and I have to stop to calm myself. I will attempt to finish this at a later date.

Hamba Kahle! If we meet again Ryan E. Hardman