Becoming Wise by Krista Tippettby Parker on TwosThe human condition is one of belonging. We simply cannot thrive unless we are in relationship. If you’re isolated, the negative health consequence is worse than smoking, obesity, high blood pressure—just being isolated. We need to be in relationship with each otherThis journey is about continuing to walk willing towards the hope, the vision, the perspective, the opportunities that are given. It’s all about keeping your heart open to what’s around, and not closing upWe’re one body. All of creation is one body. We’re only a little piece of it. But the freedom of knowing that means I just have to do my part. I don’t know how to communicate how freeing that isWhatever our part is. Just do one thing. That’s all we have to do. We think we have to do it all. And then we get overwhelmed. Community is about just doing your partAs I responding in generosity? Am I responding in selfishness? Am I responding in a way that builds up people around me, that builds me up, that is respectful of who I am?Earthquakes happen when weaknesses cannot be expressed. And communities which are rigid, which do not take into account the weak points of the community —people who are in difficulty—tend to be communities that do not evolve. When they do evolve, it’s generally by a very strong commotion, a revolutionIt is a biological truth that safety is almost always a prerequisite for the best in us to emerge