The Economy of Communion Project

"Those who receive help are not considered 'assisted' or 'beneficiaries' ... they are regarded as active participants in the project, all part of the same community, who also live in the culture of giving."

I liked that the focus of the project was not charity but sharing and caring for others and conserving their dignity because everybody gives as well as receives. It removes the victim role from the project and allows people to feel empowered and actively improve their lives. The project set off a chain reaction in which people who received help turned around and helped others in need. By having many people from different backgrounds helping out, the people receiving help receive all kinds of help along with simple material aid. Receiving help such as genuine love and care helps a community just as much, if not more, than receiving material goods. This project was able to show that and make it very clear that those who are helped properly will help others in turn.


"The businesses foster communion with employees by paying particular attention to their health, well-being, and development."

Communion is defined as sharing thoughts and feelings on an intimate level or on a mental or spiritual level. The fact that these businesses, including Google, would go out of their way to foster a level of communion in their employees at all is amazing and commendable. By concerning itself with the "health, well-being, and development" of employees, a company makes itself socially responsible. Companies should strive to become more socially responsible and foster better environments for their employees not only because it is the right thing to do but also because it, strictly on a profit based level, increases productivity and could financially benefit the company. Companies should strive to put employees and their needs as people first because employees are first and foremost people not pawns.

More blog posts in this category Common

• The Wound & the Blessing/The Economy of Communion Project Post
• The Crest- Jewel of Wisdom & Work as a Spiritual Practice Post
• "What Money Can't Buy" Blog Post
• Blog Post Ni: FTRN Booklet & Arithmetic of Passion
• Work as a Spiritual Practice (The Transformation of Work)