“So the sage nurtures all men
And abandons no one.
He accepts everything
And rejects nothing”.
Tao Te King, XXVII
Shortage can be regarded as a lack of resources, or as a blank space for us to fill in.
If I believe shortage can be filled, I’ll never see a reprehensible man; I’ll reject no man as I’ll only see an opportunity, a path, and a mission.
If I think of shortage as a blank space to be filled in, I’ll think of it as fate, and we cannot run away from fate.
“So the strong must guide the weak,
For the weak are raw material to the strong.
If the guide is not respected
Or the material is not nurtured
Confusion will result, no matter how clever one is.
This is the essence of subtlety…”
…states the great master Lao Tse in the same paragraph XXVII.
Paideia was born out of the desire to help people gain their freedom.
Paideia is Greek for “education”. We operate in the most basic and essential levels by giving grants to people who want to study and to learn how to work.
When giving a grant we look for two things: we look for a wish and we look for talent, because wherever there’s a wish, we’ll find the way. Their wish will help them to move forward –like life– to walk tirelessly in their inner journey. Talent will enable them to embrace each opportunity and to honour a commitment.
Limits are set by the grant holder. Provided the wish is alive and the commitments are met, we’ll continue to support them.
Last Saturday, while I was talking to Juan Cruz, I heard the following statement: “One day we’ll stop helping you, because you’ll arrive jubilant to tell us we can now count on you for support”.
You can help Paideia in three ways by joining us in any of the three things we offer grant holders: i) the Grant; ii) the relationship between the tutor and the grant holder, and iii) professional guidance.
In my next message, I’ll explain in detail how these three elements operate for you to understand how you can work with us on this project.
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