Often, maybe too often, conversations about this holiday season are consumed by complaint about consumerism or overwhelmed by honest acknowledgement of the stress. Perhaps the latter is amplified on a college campus, especially one where the end of the term coincides with Christmas Festival. So, this staged flash mob at the U of MN Carlson School of Management is a welcome, joyous interlude. Since we've recently read Bill Holm, I mention also his tiny essay, "Chocolate Chip Cookies for Your Enemies." Is it still available? The little book offers a focused reminder of the quiet genius of the season. Can I say that it calls us to fail at the hype and to embrace the core message of reconciliation that does not depend upon preserving and performing the habits of our ancestors or even our own favorite things, but only asks us to be open to the powerful force of live-giving love. Yes, a gift economy rather than an economy built upon buying gifts.Enjoy! the recording. Let the music and the joy spread.
1 comment:
a "gift economy"...I like that
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