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THE ORGANISATION OF WORK IN FRENCH CLASSES
(A group of teachers were considering a reorganisation of certain classes. One of them asked Mother whether she had any objection.)
No objection, these are things which you should arrange freely among yourselves. January 1961
(Two teachers had a rather heated discussion about the work. One of them presented the problem to Mother and asked for her opinion. Mother replied.)
Truly speaking, I have no opinion. According to the truth-vision, everything is still terribly mixed, a more or less fortunate combination of light and darkness, of truth and falsehood, of knowledge and ignorance, and so long as decisions are made and action is carried out according to opinions, it will always be like that. Page – 322 We want to give the example of an action that is carried out according to the truth-vision, but unfortunately we are still very far from realising this ideal; and even if the truth-vision is expressed, it is immediately distorted in its implementation. So, in the present state of things, it is impossible to say: this is true and this is false, this leads us away from the goal, this leads us nearer to the goal. Everything can be used for the sake of progress; everything can be useful if one knows how to use it. The important thing is never to lose sight of the ideal you want to realise and to make use of every circumstance for this purpose. After all, it is always preferable not to make any decision for or against things, but to watch events as they develop, with the impartiality of a witness, relying on the divine Wisdom which will decide for the best and do what is needful. July 1961
(A teacher had passed on to several colleagues a personal answer from Mother to some questions about the work. Regretting this indiscretion, she immediately spoke to Mother about it.)
There is no harm in having said what you did, because, you see, to each person I can say, in all sincerity, that “I agree.” In fact, it is a thing that is rather difficult for all of you to understand, since the mind can hardly approve of it. But behind each one's point of view there is an aspect, sometimes a very small aspect of truth, and I always agree with this aspect – on condition, of course, that it does not want to be exclusive by trying to eliminate the others. And I am seeking for a method in action by which all these aspects can be expressed, each one in its own place, without interfering with one another. The day I find this means, I shall Page – 323 begin to reorganise the school. In the meantime, you can always air ideas; it is healthy, so long as it is neither dogmatic, nor exclusive, nor aggressive, and so long as you never quarrel. August 1961 Page – 324 |