Actual Text 1:
I’m going to suggest that the best way to discover and deploy those assets is through building and strengthening community, not just within city neighborhoods but across neighborhoods and out to the suburbs. It is also by creating not just a web of individual relationships but also organizational partnerships and networks that weave together the faith-based organizations, social enterprises, and traditional nonprofits that make up our social sector.
Response 1:
This is a very powerful statement. We talked last night about bettering ourselves and being prideful in doing all we can to obtain our own personal goals. The other side to this is, that we all do need each other to survive. In order to make the world, a fruitful and happy place to live, we need to build and strengthen our community. We must use the word, community, in the sense of everyone in the world, not just as the people who live right next door to us. Cooperation and teamwork not only bring great ideas out to the open, but also allow us to create change. If we can get to know each other and value each other, then with each and everyone’s strengths and powerful minds, we can do great things.
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Often the approach is accompanied by a “whatever it takes” determination. The organization has the courage to make leaps of faith, to tackle big challenges or pursue big ideas despite a lack of resources.
Response 2:
This is important to point out, because we can think of something to change, say something about it, but unless we take that first step and take action, nothing will happen. Romero, MLK, KFK, Rosa Parks, and many other inspiring people took a leap of faith, even if they could not see the entire staircase. We have to have strength and support within ourselves, and for others, in order to change the odds and make a substantial difference, together.
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