Monday, March 7, 2011

TED on babies & linguistics & compassion

Patricia kuhl: linguistic genius of babies - declined ability to learn languages goes way down by age 7.

krista tippett: reconnecting with compassion.  kindness. curiosity without assumption.  empathy; forgiveness - reconciliation.  act of presence; generosity; hospitality; just being there- just show up.  linked to beauty- willingness to see beauty in the other - not just what needs helping.  look for face of god in suffering in face of stranger; religious other.  vs tolerance.  compassion is visible -we recognize it- know what is possible.  big spiritual idea - in space and time; color and complexity of life.  seeks physicality.   juan veijet - cognitively challenged communities.  live compassion - wisdom of tenderness.  his friend mother teresa - changing ourselves.  compassion a sign reality of deeper possibilities- unleashed in wider circles by signs & stories not by stats and strategies.  power of story - to flourish , change, carry forward.  



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