Letter from Jean Vanier - November / December 2006

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I am starting this letter in Bangalore (India) where I am giving a retreat to the elder members and friends of our communities of Asha Niketan in India. Yesterday I finished a first retreat for young people and for those who have been in an Asha Niketan for a short time. When I arrived in Bangalore last Tuesday I was deeply moved to be welcomed by all four communities gathered together for a day of celebration. 150 all together! 60 came from Kolkata - a 36 hour train ride! - 40 from Nandi Bazaar, 20 from Chennai and 30 from Bangalore. I met many of our Indian brothers and sisters a long time ago. I felt like weeping with emotion as I was greeted by Srinivas, Veeran, Modhu, Mitran and many of the other men and women I had known in the very early days of Asha Niketan. Some of them had been quite violent and have become now people of peace; they have been transformed to become builders of community. ...

Letters from Jean Vanier - November 2006 - 45.00 Ko