What I enjoyed most of from our last Summit class was the "Cross the line" activity and the one-on-one conversations we had with a member of our own group, and with a member of another group. The interactive activity helped me remember that we are presently a product of our past. Losing a parent, coming from certain socioeconomic class, being raised in Republican/Democrat household...these socializing agents shape the framework with which you and your mind confront challenges and obstacles that will arise. In an increasingly "fast" and "digitalized" world, we like to have sound bytes and short term solutions for a problem that merits more time. If anyone is having a problem on a given day, we quickly search for a reason or distraction to entertain them with, rather than hear them out and try to be there, completely, for them. I think this reminder of the importance of having real, genuine conversations will help me in our community service project with some of the kids at Jones Cottage, because I suspect many of them have never truly been heard by someone, and they deserve to. After the activity, it was refreshing to get a conversation going with one of the members of my own group, with whom a genuine friendship has flourished, where we could talk about what we had just witnessed.
Pedro
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