[Dialogue] Primary/Secondary Integrity in HDP's
Wilson Priscilla
pwilson at teamtechinc.com
Wed Aug 29 22:10:16 EDT 2007
Addie,
Our daughter and I spent a month in Azpitia when she was a freshman
in high school. The Packards were there then and I don't remember for
sure what year that was.
On the wall in the bathroom next to my office I have four framed
pictures from Azpitia...the "land", the "river", the "mountain", and
the "sea." So I think of that wonderous place every time I go in
there. We weren't really there long enough to experience the
connections you relish...but it was clear that would be a place where
that was possible if you were staying longer.
Priscilla
On Aug 29, 2007, at 7:02 PM, Adelbert Batica wrote:
>
>
>
>
> Marshall -
>
> If and when the "re-release" does happen...will this DVD also have
> "Special Features", such as a) Choice of Language (in case one
> needs subtitles), b) the film with the filmmaker's commentaries, c)
> interviews with the "cast" and "consultants". I'm sure I wasn't
> "cast" in "The World of Human Development", the best the world saw
> of me was the back of my head, displayed onscreen for a couple of
> seconds.
>
> Yes, let Lynn and the younger generation produce another film! And
> let them "Take the Lead", a la "Mad Hot Ballroom" (this one's
> actually an HD film, for those who care to see, in the same manner
> that "Sister Act" was).
>
> True, Sudtonggan was "Chosen". But Dick Alton - just in case you
> didn't know...Azpitia was not the "Chosen One". Until the day of
> Elsa's and my sendout to Peru...we thought we were headed for
> "Antioquia" (that's the Spanish for "Antioch"). It was Joe Crocker
> who informed us that Azpitia was the last-minute pick, and the
> "Lima Cadre" had a big hand in picking this village. The "Power of
> Mystery"? And when we finally made our first visit to Azpitia, all
> I could say to myself was..."They couldn't have picked a worse
> place to do a project." Again, the "Power of Mystery" at work -
> what appeared to my own eyes as a curse, actually turned out to be
> a blessing later, much later. But at that point, I could only see
> "Danger" instead of "Opportunity".
>
> 25 years later...I was saying to myself: LO IMPOSIBLE ES POSIBLE.
> In the end, I had recall one of our favorite "serenades" at the
> Consult: "Todos vuelven a la tierra de Azpitia..." "Everybody
> comes back to the Land of Azpitia." "Power of Mystery"?
>
> You're absolutely right, Marshall, or you guessed it right - I
> found in Azpitia what I couldn't find in other places - that rare
> human connection (okay "connected-ness", if you still want to be
> Order jargonesse as we reflect on our "do-ments"!) 25 years, and
> yet the flame didn't die down. And I'm going back - again. What's
> it like to be there? Try: "Land of Mystery", "Mountain of Care",
> "River of Consciousness", and "Sea of Tranquility". And the real
> magic is: all this imagery is captured by the actual terrain of
> Azpitia: The Land (plus the beautiful Mala Valley), the Mountain
> (oh, you mean "mountains" and hills that surround you), the Mala
> River right below the village, the Sea (that's right, the coast of
> the Pacific, only 7 miles away). You've got your I.E. and "Other
> World" journey right there. One has to be a carrot not to be moved
> by that indescribable experience.
>
> Plus an earthquake or two, if we're still disbelieving of the
> "Power of Mystery".
>
> Grace and Peace,
>
> Addi
>
>
>
>
> From: "W. J." <synergi at yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: Colleague Dialogue <dialogue at wedgeblade.net>
> To: Colleague Dialogue <dialogue at wedgeblade.net>
> Subject: Re: [Dialogue] Primary/Secondary Integrity in HDP's
> Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:38:17 -0700 (PDT)
>
> No, Addi, I'm not organizing The Tour, and I won't be your
> tourguide. Sounds like you're a better man for the job.
>
>
>
> When Dick Alton recently asked me to go to Africa and shoot another
> movie, the idea was so hilariously funny I actually laughed him out
> of the restaurant! I'm leaving that stuff to the younger
> generation. Like Lyn True (see her film Lumo on PBS/POV Sept 18).
> http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2007/lumo/preview.html
>
>
>
> All I'm promising now is that ICAI will re-release on DVD the movie
> about the way life was 30 years ago in those incredible HDP's.
>
>
>
> While we didn't wave our magic wand and raise up Seventy-six
> Trombones in every village,
> we raised up at least seventy-six Iron Men and Women in every
> village, as your journeys attest. And then after a few years, we
> intentionally melted away and left them in charge.
>
>
>
> One never knows when the next earthquake will come and shake 'em
> loose, literally or figuratively. But I'm sure having the ICA come
> to town was like an earthquake. Joe Mathews and the Area Prior
> would do their authorization visits, and then they'd drive around
> for days to find the most dusty, crummy, sleepy little forgotten
> places near an airport where we could get a toehold. It was like
> nailing up a big sign that said "Selected for Transformation!"
>
>
>
> Marshall
>
> in Earthquake Country
>
>
>
> Adelbert Batica <abatica at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
> Marshall,
>
> Just to follow up on your planned a la Cecil B. de Mille
> production, are you sure you really want to see Sudtonggan in its
> current condition? The last time Elsa and I visited the village
> was in September, 1995. And it looked different from its 1977
> condition. It's hard to describe it, so I guess you'll have to see
> it for yourself. As Indiana Jones would put it: "There's only one
> way to find out..."
>
> I visited Cebu again in 1996, and yes - landed at Mactan
> International Airport, but skipped Sudtonggan. Visited Cebu again
> in 2003, and skipped both Mactan Island and Sudtonggan altogether.
> So, perhaps instead of a "de colores" clip of Sudtonggan, you might
> consider something like "film noire". Let's see...which other HDP
> sites did I want to "revisit" in the present -
> Kinney? My work with the state takes me to Minnesota's Iron Range,
> but in the close to 20 years that I've been doing these "circuits",
> the "Mystery" has always managed to push the gas pedal to enable
> this lonely traveler...to drive past the "Kinney" sign faster than
> you could possibly imagine.
>
> Hmmmm! In 2003, we drove from Minnesota to South Dakota, for our
> first ever trip to the Black Hills and Mt. Rushmore. On the drive
> back, we chose a different route, and since we were in the
> neighborhood anyways - zoomed to Cannonball. Not to "see" whatever
> "remained" of the project, but to see local folks whom we met
> during our stay on the res. during the summer of 1980 (we were
> there that year for the Cannonball HDTS, and I was on the faculty
> because...because...I was (allegedly) an expert on HDP's). There
> were only two people we were interested in seeing during our French
> call - George and Mary Rose Fool Bear, whom we really
> came to know that summer. They're still there, hanging on,
> refusing to leave Cannonball. They now have grandchildren, and yes
> - greatgrandchildren. We just sat down with them for a warm chat
> on a quiet afternoon. And you know what? They still remembered
> us, and then they asked us: "How's Dick Kroeger?" We were moved,
> not just because the couple remembered Kroeger, but also because
> they (and especially, George) remembered many of his positive
> experiences from the HDP years. In our minds, and in his mind - it
> was what mattered the most: how one is best remembered, or...how
> one would want to be remembered in History. So, Dick, if it's any
> consolation at all: the Fool Bears will always treasure your
> friendship, your human connection. That's the spiritual awakening
> from that sentimental visit to Cannonball.
>
> In 2004, the power of Mystery kept pulling us back, to the one
> village that taught
> us what it was like to really "come alive" (and not just for the
> sake of "development") - the Village of Azpitia. Just as we made
> the conscious decision to officially relocate there on Mother's
> Day, 1979, we also chose to show up in Azpitia...for the first time
> in a quarter century - on Mother's Day, 2004. 25 years! Sure,
> Azpitia had changed and grown by leaps and bounds, we could hardly
> recognize the "original", the Azpitia we used to know. But what
> moved us the most was...the fact that many in that village still
> remembered us, our many stories, our struggles together, our "Life
> Together", our being in community and being in communion
> with..."Local Man". No monument is big enough to describe, to
> capture that kind of mysterious feeling - it can only be felt in
> the minds, the hearts, and the souls of human beings. In the
> Spirit. The energetic young and middle-aged folks I knew then -
> had aged over the years. The
> gradeschoolers and the high school kids who eagerly wanted to hear
> and learn from us, who painstakingly took notes at the many
> meetings we had, were now in the lead. It's amazing that these
> "youngsters" would still ask us (over a few shots of pisco and red
> wine): "What else can you teach us?" My response was short:
> "Nothing...except Take The Lead." And they are...still...in these
> hard times. When an Intensity 8 Earthquake whose epicenter was
> only 94 miles away shook them.
>
> Did I really "teach" more, or "learn" more from doing HDP's? And
> now, if I were to sum up all my Learnings into "The One Thing" (he,
> he, he) - what would that "One Thing" be? In my view, HDP was not
> just about building buildings, schools, clinics, or other "man-
> made" structures, or creating wild stories about ourselves...it was
> about building human connections, it was about releasing spirit
> energy for it to serve as a "transformative force", so
> that this "New Human" could create "the good, the true, and the
> beautiful". It was about becoming more human, not more mechanical
> or material. It should'a, could'a, would'a...occurred to me back
> then.
>
> Things are always 20/20 in hindsight. But the past is always
> approved, right, Marshall? Finally, the only way for me to heal is
> to forgive myself, and forgive others. Am I right again, Reverend?
>
> Now, how about that category about the Future being open?
>
> Addi
>
>
>
>
>
> From: "W. J." <synergi at yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: Colleague Dialogue <dialogue at wedgeblade.net>
> To: dialogue at wedgeblade.net,
> oe at wedgeblade.net
> Subject: [Dialogue] Primary/Secondary Integrity in HDP's
> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:17:27 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>
> Yes, Addi, I am.
>
>
>
> And, BTW, soon we're all gonna be able to revisit Sudtonggan again,
> as well Bayad, Kawangware, Maliwada, Oyubari, Ijede, Kwangyung, Hai
> Ou, and many of the other HDP's. And yes, we'll be able to see
> those wells gushing life-giving clean water. For real.
>
>
>
> A little bird told me that ICAI is gonna re-release The World of
> Human Development on DVD this year, exactly thirty years after it
> was shot. So we can all take a new look.
>
>
>
> And I can't
> wait.
>
>
> "You've got to give a little, take a little,
>
> And let your poor heart break a little,
>
> That's the story of, that's the
> glory of Love."
>
> That's the story of, that's the glory of...
>
> Secondary Integrity!
>
>
>
> Marshall
>
>
>
> "In 1952 they ranked me number five!"
>
> "Mountain Rivera was no punk. Mountain Rivera was almost the
> Heavyweight Champion of the World!"
>
>
>
>
> Adelbert Batica
> <abatica at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Rev. Jones -
>
> Are you doing theology again? Heh, heh, heh! These are topnotch
> "pedagogical illustrations", though. And when did this pugilist
> make that
> bold claim, about not "taking a dive" - in 1952? Why even brag
> about not
> taking a dive - What was his problem, anyway?
>
> And your
> "Professor Hill", did he teach at the "Gary, Indiana Conservatory
> of Music"? Yeah, you do have a way with cinema as a "tool". "Of all
> the
> bars and the gin joints in all the world..." - you have to delve
> into this
> God-thing right here.
>
> Alright, Primary and Secondary "integrity". But you know, I still
> struggle
> with these categories, like Randy and Kroeger, because aside from
> doing
> development - I was up to my eyeballs in HDP. And in Sudtonggan, I
> sometimes whirled and
> twirled just thinking about the many stories being
> told about the many miracles we were performing in that poor, desolate
> village. The Community Health Clinic is the image that sticks in my
> mind.
> Because...God only knows how many times we "sold" that Clinic to
> how many
> donors. Luckily enough for us - we didn't have to "invent" a well,
> because
> as far as water was concerned - like Moses... we could literally
> draw water
> from limestone rock. No sweat, no
> kidding. And the water tasted just like
> spring water. We knew early on that that was a commodity we
> couldn't "sell"
> to any prospective donor.
>
> Maybe I set aside that Primary and Secondary stuff as soon as I was
> in the
> Land of the Incas, to begin working in Azpitia. Perhaps because I
> knew I
> didn't have to invent stories, but instead focused on "Veritas".
> No, there
> was no need to "create a story" for the Jesuits - they were willing
> to help
> out and give us a
> chance. But perhaps my wonder of wonders at the time was
> (and this is perhaps where that Primary and Secondary thing steps
> in) - my
> willingness to sit down with the Padres de Opus Dei, the Spaniards
> who had
> jurisdiction over the parish, Azpitia's church included. The
> Jesuits did
> warn me about not having anything to do with Opus Dei, but I
> thought at that
> point that, at least every once in while - "integrity", ha, ha, ha
> - could
> be "set aside" by breaking bread with
> them. After all, isn't there
> something about "The Unity of Opposites"? When Left and Right come
> together
> - a creative force is released. Opus Dei gave us permission to use the
> church building for meetings and other project-related activities. The
> other thing Opus Dei gave me permission to do was...officiate at some
> funerals when no priest was available. It was actually a good
> feeling, to
> do the "send-out" (and fall back on my Latin every now and then,
> which the
> more conservative congregation just loved!) "De profundis clamavi
> ad te,
> Domine, Domine exaude vocem meam..."
>
> Yes, sometimes we had to make hard decisions, and I can't exactly
> describe
> the gut-wrenching feeling of having to stand in radical ambiguity.
> And feel
> the pain. And have to go through the Dark Night. Doubt myself,
> blame God,
> blame the world. The Dark Night. We all have to experience the Dark
> Night,
> it's part of our humanity. That the Christ figure would
> dare demand: "Take
> this cup away from me..." is proof enough of his humanity. And the
> world
> will never be the same.
>
> What a great revelation.
>
>
>
> Addi Batica
>
> P.S. "I'm just shocked, shocked to know that gambling is going on
> here!"
>
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "W. J."
> Reply-To: Colleague Dialogue
> To: oe at wedgeblade.net, dialogue at wedgeblade.net
> Subject: [Dialogue] Primary/Secondary Integrity
> in the movies
> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:12:27 -0700 (PDT)
>
> Just to stir the pot a little bit more (y'know it's hard to resist!):
>
> There are two movie characters that come to mind in trying to
> understand
> Primary and Secondary Integrity.
>
> One uttered the famous line: "One hundred eleven fights and never
> took a
> dive!" That for me is a good example of Primary Integrity that, in the
> context/situation of the film, gets transformed. Ten points if
> you can guess
> the film title.
>
> The other guy is Professor Harold Hill. Seventy-six extra points if
> you
> can name the title. Hint: he's a major scam artist. Second hint:
> it's a
> musical!
>
> Basically Harold just wants to get laid, get paid, and hop the last
> freight train outa town before he's tarred and feathered. (I know,
> it's
> coming, let me think a sec!)
>
> But here's what's amazing about the movie. Despite all his bad
> intentions, the town gets permanently
> transformed, and Harold gets caught up
> in a brand new reality (for him) and blows his exit.
>
> So what's really going on here? You could say the whole town was
> imprisoned by their xenophobia (google it) and gossip ("Pick pick
> pick, talk
> a lot, pick a little more!").
>
> And along comes this seductive, nasty guy whose only ethic is to
> prey on
> the town's vulnerability (fear of "the telltale signs of
> corruption" and
> appetite for a larger vision of something),
> screw 'em financially, and leave
> 'em lying in their dust and disappointment.
>
> But he believes in something, however impossible, reduced, or
> perverted
> ("I always think there's a band, kid.") And something finally moves
> him to
> tell little Winthrop (Ron Howard) the truth: yes, he's a liar, and
> no, he
> can't read music (a very BIG hint!).
>
> So what's this got to do with US? With Town Meetings all over Iowa
> (hint!) and our global Band of Human Development
> Projects?
>
> Well, we did borrow from this movie a song for the Gibson HDP, a
> rewrite
> of 'Lyda Rose' (HUGE hint!). And when the school board stopped
> squabbling,
> learned to harmonize, and sang 'Lyda Rose'...sheer Spirit began to
> break
> loose and transform everything.
>
> So you could say that miracles happened despite Professor Hill's very
> shady version of Secondary Integrity.
>
> Roman Catholic theology has a very interesting view of this. Even the
> Pope understands
> that he doesn't have to be a "good guy" to be the
> Pope--that is, to be an effective mediator of divine grace. A "bad"
> priest--a pederast, for example--is just as effective as a saint in
> bringing
> people into communion with the divine in the Mass.
>
> OK, so I'm not lettin' anybody off the hook here. Pederasts in the O:E
> included.
>
> But when we critique our crumminess, shortcomings, ethical lapses, and
> shady integrity, let's not forget that
> Professor Harold Hill got used by the
> Mystery, despite all his bad intentions.
>
> And in that sense, you could put on your theological glasses and
> see in
> him a Christ figure. Go figure.
>
> Marshall Jones
>
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