disabled person?
which one of us is that, then?
– learning together!
In a room full of commissioners, professionals, carers and survivors of the social care system, I was asked to give a plausible reason for doing the work I do. In one breath, in one moment, and haiku to my rescue…
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Were you asked about why you do what you do at the meeting today?
Yes. I’m sure some members of the profession thought my utterance to be somewhat beatnik, but I was sincere, I’ve never been more sincere, than I am when questioning the basic premise of disability. Within society and within a social construct of professionalisation itself. It’s a beginner’s mind towards helping, an attitude or thinking that no-one has it all together, but we can learn together…
Brilliant!
Like how Haiku has power to spring open the unexpected, flowering the meadows of the mind.
And it is the simple words that speak to the soul, that changes attitudes and brings healing. :)