Well, I think the next 5 weeks will be some of the hardest 20 days of my tour onboard. There is alot of things going on. We will be conducted Sea Trials next week, with SMC (Supply Material Certification). After that, alot of stuff onboard doesn't really involve me until FCT (Final Contract Trials) gets done. After all of that gets done, I can finally breathe for a little bit. So, if I sound a little stressed out, I most likely am.
On another note, I went and saw a play called "Awaiting Judgment." It was a conversation between Dietrich Bonheoffer (DB) and Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) One of the playwright's discovery when writing this play was the similarities of those two people. DB was born in January and MLK in February, separated by 23 years. DB was hung in a Nazi Prison in April 9, 1945 and MLK was assassinated on April 2, 1968, 23 years later, and they were both 39 years old. Both believed in practicing non-violent pacifism. They both believed in starting a grass-roots movement to stop their beliefs. They both believed in Gandhi’s policies concerning non-violent pacifism. The play expertly touched on DB's roll in trying to assassinate Adolf Hitler going against everything that the Bible and Gandhi believed in. It was a very moving play. At the end, it asked us what we need to do today. Where do we start?
I think the answer to that question is by starting out small and changing little things around us that we know are wrong: Gay/Lesbian Marriage, Israeli Palestine conflict, the War in Uganda, etc.
Doing a New Thing
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Well--a new old thing.
Thinking I might have to revive this old spot in an effort to help myself
process all the new things happening in my life.
I imag...
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3 comments:
I feel your pain. EOC did not go well for us. We will be doing it again 3 weeks from now.
Ryan:
Thank you for comments regarding my play, Awaiting Judgment. It is great to read your reflections. You are absolutely right about starting by doing small things. Thinking is a great starting point...and you are doing that and encouraging others. Am so grateful you found the play meaningful.
All the best,
Art Cribbs
Playwright, Awaiting Judgment
Ryan:
thank you for attending the play, Awaiting Judgment, and commenting on it. I am very grateful for your presence and insights. as the playwright, it is a great feeling of deep satisfaction to read your thoughts and reflections. there is something for all of us do. you are absolutely right about us starting with small deeds. just thinking works as a great starting point. Again, thank you!!!!
Art Cribbs
playwright, Awaiting Judgment
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