tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post6782901134272935128..comments2024-02-13T11:11:28.246+00:00Comments on Bishop Alan’s Blog: Waiting — a forgotten part of real discipleshipBishop Alan Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13879516755776951638noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-1172853797624588902007-08-27T09:31:00.000+01:002007-08-27T09:31:00.000+01:00Thanks, Ian. I wonder how the things I experience ...Thanks, Ian. I wonder how the things I experience as deficits in myself and others have their uses — I think fear can be very destructive, but I'd hate to be driven in a car with someone who knew no fear! I don't know Africa, but I've often heard there's often a capacity for waiting (in the timing of services, getting projects completed and signed off, e.g.) about the place, and a strong feeling of Oneness ('Ubuntu?'). Here, free from the frustrations they can cause in excess, I'd wish for more of these resources, if that's what they are, for me and in the communion!Bishop Alan Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13879516755776951638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-26950650376546206772007-08-26T20:09:00.000+01:002007-08-26T20:09:00.000+01:00The talk that introduced me to the TED series, and...The talk that introduced me to the TED series, and one which I still think is one of the best, can be found at http://www.ted.com/tedtalks/tedtalksplayer.cfm?key=ken_robinson&flashEnabled=1<BR/><BR/>Steve WhitmoreUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10168382721657510223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7132206171945839649.post-77394142524378075622007-08-26T16:58:00.000+01:002007-08-26T16:58:00.000+01:00I can assure you it is not forgotten in Africa! I...I can assure you it is not forgotten in Africa! It is one of the big cultural adjustments for westerners coming here because waiting is such a big part of life. But I agree that it if patience is a virtue, then waiting is a spiritual discipline and it is one that is much better practised in Africa than in the west.<BR/>I can only add that even after 1 year here my capacity for waiting is still more western than Rwandan!Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018898468190295470noreply@blogger.com