(no subject)
Joe Augustin, as he is known to his friends and the Earlham College Faculty, was attacked recently (This isn't my best journalism, I don't feel like tracking down the details.) coming out of a local theater. I am shocked, horrified, and saddened as Joe would be, that this was made into a race issue by Residence Life.
Joe is a man of peace, justice, and intellectual inquiry. I firmly believe that he will hold on. I enjoyed having him in my class, and watching him wrestle with intellectual questions, and prompt discussions about how our classes were changing us. Actually, to be fair, none of us felt like discussing how our classes were changing us. Perhaps we should have.
Throughout my recovery from mental illness, I have noticed one lesson: slow down. Do not be rash. And Joe, for all your passion, will grapple with this lesson. And as a community, we must support him.
Me sheberach.
May those in need of healing (refuah shema.) help us find the courage to make our lives a blessing.
Amen.
--Sam
Joe is a man of peace, justice, and intellectual inquiry. I firmly believe that he will hold on. I enjoyed having him in my class, and watching him wrestle with intellectual questions, and prompt discussions about how our classes were changing us. Actually, to be fair, none of us felt like discussing how our classes were changing us. Perhaps we should have.
Throughout my recovery from mental illness, I have noticed one lesson: slow down. Do not be rash. And Joe, for all your passion, will grapple with this lesson. And as a community, we must support him.
Me sheberach.
May those in need of healing (refuah shema.) help us find the courage to make our lives a blessing.
Amen.
--Sam