‘To be truly radical is to make hope possible, rather than despair convincing’.
A quotation I have just come across, liked and thought I'd share. Its original source is Raymond Williams ("Resources of Hope" - not a book I knew, from a cultural critic who was one of the high priests of radical students in the 1960s; compulsory reading while marching on the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square). I found the quote as a 'strapline' to the new-to-me blog "Authors of our Lives" created by Neil Crowther. (I have some reading to do in the book and the blog).
Anyhow, 'making hope possible' seems to me, like 'seeing the possibility not the disability', part of the very essence of conductive education.
Countering 'making despair convincing' seems also relevant to my own personal family situation at the moment, not least in respect of our daughter Sarah and her care package re-assessment. Here's a little word game. You might like to see what you can replace the word "radical" with and still make important sense. Try:
‘To be truly human is to make hope possible, rather than despair convincing’.
"To be truly a public servant is to make hope possible, rather than despair convincing’.
"To be truly professional is to make hope possible, rather than despair convincing’.
"To be truly conductive is to make hope possible, rather than despair convincing’.
Your turn:
"To be truly ...[what?] .... is to make hope possible, rather than despair convincing.’
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Late addition. "An illuminating and very important article. Thanks."
I began my reading with Neil Crowther's blogpost "No right ignored… just based on duff advice from the Law Commission" on the Dept of Health April 2015 Green Paper ‘No right ignored, no voice ignored’.
I entirely agree with the person who added the Comment "An illuminating and very important article. Thanks."
I'm now moving on now to reading Neil Crowther's post "Home is the scaffolding of the self" - a quote from an essay in a book intriguingly entitled "Cognitive Disability and the Challenge to Moral Philosophy". Now where was I reading something the other day about cognitive disability and educational philosophy? My new reading list is starting to lengthen out of control!