Monthly Archives: November 2017
Futures discontinuous
Elders imagine a future discontinuous with the present, a leap to over there without going through any between. :- Doug.
Grandparents:
Grandparents: prophetic voices for our times. :- Doug.
Your core knows
Elder you are called to use the voice of prophecy, a voice you yourself have seldom heard, but which your core knows. :- Doug.
Claims, powers, authority
Claims of middling society, powers, and authority cannot fulfill their promises. :- Doug.
Evoke alternative
Elders are here to evoke perception alternative to middling society—an alternative not of degree but of quality. :- Doug.
Meddles now
Elders are concerned with the future as it meddles in the now. :- Doug.
Not authorized
Elders live messages not authorized by the dominant culture. :- Doug.
Could be differerent
It could be different. This the elder knows. And the difference is not ordinary nor reasonable. :- Doug.
This century?
What ought to be the role of elder in this century? :- Doug.
earning back
We are redeeming elderhood: buying back, earning back, the irreplaceable role of elder. :- Doug.
Though you know
Words for the meaning of life still elude you…though you know. :- Doug.