On Emissaries, Delegates, and Archived Stories…

We have sent delegates and emissaries before.

Many were not recognized as the teachers and helpers and were short-lived or misunderstood.

Their stories never made it to your younger generations. We think this because of the break in your membership.

Instruction requires connection. The teacher must stay connected to all of the stories and the virtue of connection to strengthen the membership.

Without it, the young ones may not be able to develop a mature creativity. In our world, because the young ones did not have a holistic understanding of the past, it became difficult for them to make sense of their present.

It is through relationship that the knowledge is transmitted and created.

It is amazing that our young ones remained somewhat creative despite this space in their understanding. I wonder if you see the same pattern in your young people.

Unfortunately, too many delegates and emissaries were seen as threats in your world. They were silenced or exiled. Many of their stories never made their way to the canons of your learning systems. So we must repair that.

On this journey together, I will share the context of many stories so you can see your challenges, obstacles, and problems of practice in their lived experiences.

Connection. Context. Community.

On the journey together you will be able to hear their voices. The archives only collected a part of them, the other parts of them were left as hints and clues about the path that we are on called Radical Inclusion.

These stories are clues.

These stories will also help you see the structure and design of your environment and how they impact children. How they mute. How they rub out creativity. You will see why the children cry and how to respond. You will also see that creativity lives in all of us. That joy is a register of learning.

One more thing. While I can recall much of what we talk about, it might be helpful to keep a journal close by when we are together.

Journeys need journals.

I am sure that you want to meet me face to face. Soon.

Soon we will connect. Very soon.

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