tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278802997054023253.post7278120941199571703..comments2023-07-27T17:26:48.304+03:00Comments on Peace Corps and Beyond: Cerebral Wrestling Nicholas "Nick" Shuraleff IIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09744599571164680727noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278802997054023253.post-21383797703363384732007-12-03T18:58:00.000+03:002007-12-03T18:58:00.000+03:00Loved seeing the new pictures of you two in paradi...Loved seeing the new pictures of you two in paradise. It makes me feel better to see a more recent photo showing you happy and healthy. <BR/>As far as the wrestling with values, I don't know what to say. The peace you attribute to the simple way of life sounds like the harder way to go...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278802997054023253.post-86063452453568885092007-12-02T16:43:00.000+03:002007-12-02T16:43:00.000+03:00For what it's worth, here's another perspective to...For what it's worth, here's another perspective to consider...<BR/>From your description, it appears the family desperately needs money. The boy has a talent for creating beautiful Samoan designs on cloth. Samoans clearly value the sharing of talents and beautiful things. Does the act of selling his artistic works necessarily diminish their beauty or the love that was put into their creation? <BR/><BR/>Also, imagine the potential good to be done with the money he brings in for the family. Perhaps a baby with a scabies infection will receive medical attention sooner and avoid a great deal of suffering. Maybe a young woman will avoid losing teeth in her early 20's because she's had her own toothbrush and toothpaste while growing up.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps this is a typically Western view. Hard to know.Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16168753882444995826noreply@blogger.com