"PRIVILEGE - SHARING"
"P
- S" IS A PURELY ETHICAL IDEAL, INDEPENDENT OF RELIGION, POLITICS AND
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
THE BASIC IDEA IS THAT ONE SHARES ONE'S PRIVILEGES NON - BUREAUCRATICALLY
AND WITHOUT EXPECTING ANYTHING IN RETURN. IF NECESSARY ONE ACCEPTS THINGS
TOO. FREE FROM MORAL OBLIGATION, FRUSTRATIONS AND OTHER OPINIONS.
THE ONLY RULE IS THAT THERE ARE NO FIXED RULES.
ONE'S "HEART" (HAPPINESS) WILL DEAL WITH AFFAIRS BY MEANS OF ITS
"LANGUAGE" OF LOVE, COMPASSION AND HUMBLENESS.
ONLY WITHOUT FORCE MAY A FLOWER BLOOM.
IT
IS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT
OF ALL BEINGS TO BE HAPPY.
...first I traveled in India as an independent budget traveler. I had my mind and heart set on traveling. When visiting Bodhgaya, Bihar I by chance met a "Privilege-Sharing" volunteer teacher. I went to the school and visited the villages. I was very impressed with what I saw. The love and the dedication and the freedom to express these things. When I left after this brief visit I promised to help the "P-S" workers all that I could. I did not realize that this would change my life. When I returned home I immediately wrote a newsletter and approached the community and many friends. I explained about the project and invited these people to join with love, prayer and/or financial donations. The response was warm and heartfelt.
I went to live and to work in the village of Newtaridih for Jan. and Feb. 2003. I lived with the family of Sanjay Kumar, the head teacher and felt very much welcomed and at home. I also spent a great deal of time with Pappu Kumar who is part of the team and leads the Social Work part of the program. I helped as much as I could. Language was a hindrance but somehow I managed to work with the little children in the Cowshed School. I really was there to study everything that I could and to help as much as I could. Thanks to Kurt and the generosity of the volunteers I had a bicycle to ride in the countryside. I fell even more in love with "P-S" and the workers and their families and the recipients of their loving care. I took my first digital photos and felt that it was my job to record as much as possible to show the "P-S" supporters that I knew.
Most of this summer I spent working on the digital slide show. I managed to make a DVD and a video but so far have not learned how to put my voice to it. After the summer I went to visit my birth island of Bermuda and found myself giving presentations in many schools and one church on the island is very supportive of this work. Then I visited friends and family on my way home and gave presentations there also.
The local community is warming up to my involvement with PS and I find that I give quite a lot of presentations in schools where I also let the children dress up in turbans and saris. When in India I am not much use in the medical field except I have a working relationship with a very fine doctor who really helps our people. We work primarily with the untouchable class.
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