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From: Jerry Callen (jcallen![]() |
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Date: Tue, 21 Jun 94 23:03 CDT |
From: William Johnson <0005638134 [at] mcimail.com> It appears that CoHousers are called upon to spend REAL time and money on principles that are not universally held -- principles that rarely get more than lip service in other contexts. The level of sharing, mutual concern, and desire for consensus among CoHousers seems "inconsistent" with the rest of the world. Hmmm. I don't think it's so much that "the rest of the world" is less interested in sharing, mutual concern and all that. Rather, cohousing provides a framework in which people feel SAFE to express a fairly common desire to share and take care of each other. Perhaps most people working toward cohousing have had some successful experience of living in community (a college dorm, a group house, etc.) that has shown them a glimpse of just how GOOD a community can be. I know that this is the case for many of the folks that have been associated with Rose Tree at one time or another. The point I'm trying to make is that, at least for me, the desire to live in cohousing isn't motivated so much by any particular "principles" as by enlightened self-interest. Anyone who knows me well can surely testify as to my lack of principles. :-) -- Jerry
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Culture William Johnson, June 21 1994
- Culture Jerry Callen, June 21 1994
- RE: Culture Rob Sandelin, June 22 1994
- Re: Culture Lynne Farnum, June 22 1994
- Re: Culture William Maynard, June 22 1994
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