Even though we EDE students will have Saturdays off, our hosts keep on working everyday without a day off. I asked why they don’t take any time off from working so hard, and it was explained to me that “a dog doesn’t take a day off from being a dog and a bee doesn’t ever stop being a bee.” So, the Konohana Family members live the life they live everyday.
They do have special celebrations and festivals, but they put in an honest day’s work first. We are actually holding a big birthday party tonight for several KF members. Many groups are performing different forms of entertainment. We EDE students are presenting a demonstration on life and death and all the problems that arise in between. If we can change our way of thinking and move towards a new model of interconnectedness, we can link together and help each other through anything. After that we are going to do a series of dances that where we start out alone and then slowly pair up and then join progressively larger groups until everyone on the dance floor is in one writhing mass of humanity!
I will post pictures of the festivities next week end. Until then enjoy these snapshots: