Windscreen
the evening of the day on which the ordinance was enacted making it illegal to wash car windows at traffic lights, there was a rather intense exchange of telephone calls between many members of the community. They need to talk, of being: they were worried about the future, what would happen the next day wondering what to do, what to say ... They knew very well that vast majority of citizens had breathed a sigh of relief. It was true: there were too many people, someone was really insistent , Someone else rude ... but also had the feeling that something far more irritating was the same as physical presence in front trovarseli, emaciated and dirty to breathe carbon monoxide in the sun or freddo.Tanti could not imagine to escape from a life worse. Then there was talk of racket, people "forced" by criminal forces ... and magically here is a valid excuse to keep sealed the window! Surely created discomfort.
Piera, due parole oggi e due domani, si era resa conto che Mohamed (dormiva sotto i cespugli in mezzo ai viali) aveva una gran voglia, frustrata, di farsi una doccia: così gli aveva offerto this possibility, every Saturday, from 10 to 11.
Sandra had discovered that the old clothes of his son could make a comfortable Misha, while Elizabeth had happened is kept up to one (with an abscess that was scary) free of charge in his dental practice, and even France, which the lawyer , had seen one (of course no fee). Ilene was funny: he had given the type who wanted to wash the glass each morning with a bottle of detergent and told him that, if you really had to, at least, could be good, with the right product ...
So many of them had their looked at each other and somehow had taken charge of their problems. Were aware of the arguments of the politicians who were behind the ordinance, but that would have happened to Mohamed, Misha, Mina, etc..?
So they decided to see each other in the evening at the home of Sonia to think of something. Certainly one should not lose time when the order would become operational, or under severe time constraints, everyone would be missing would disappeared (and then "rematerialize" in different forms, and perhaps not too pleasant after a while).
They decided to organize a dinner party and invite the washer to talk to them and hear what they had to say. They prepared a simple invitation, but translated into several languages:
"You are invited to dinner, so we can discuss (with interpreters) and think of an initiative after the ordinance that outlaws the washer, with the signature, and get directions to a Bible verse that spoke host. There were three young people who bother to print it and then going to distribute the morning after the traffic lights, explaining the initiative.
Not everyone was convinced: for example, Linda had a convertible and just do not like them, while Luigi had bothered to call pastor to invite him to be cautious and say that one should not enter into the merits of political issues, said that the press could manipulate the news, which could discredit the name of the community ... The pastor assured him, but he strongly urged to attend.
managed to make dinner, even if you had no idea how many people would come, it was harder to make sure that there is some interpreter. shall be referred to the evangelical community Ukrainian that meets at the Methodist Church and the Romanian Baptist Church meets in (even if women were in difficulties to go out at night and felt embarrassed to act as interpreters for men while their husbands had jobs and double shifts impossible that saw them employed in quell'orario), the Polish Don thought Sarti, who was a friend of the pastor, Arabic did not find anyone, but they were confident to get by with English, French ... and Italian.
They had decided that the meeting would end at 22 and then they would have talked for another hour to draw some conclusions and decide what to do. The
sympathy for young people and the hope of finding help meant that many of the distrustful and accept the invitation. They came timidly and slowly, but eventually they were twenty. There was a welcome surprise to see get some people who find it interesting initiative: two young men of the parish, a director of the District and four others.
L ' initial awkwardness quickly faded because he "invited" realized that there was a real interest in them and began to tell their stories.
Sandro asked the question on racket.
They knew nothing. But they said that sometimes came types of bullying and that there existed the law of the strongest to grab the best seats. Somebody said essersele also taken, but had not been heard. Anna wondered why they do not seek a better job, Piero asked where they lived, wanted to know why someone did not get the social worker ... many community members learned things instructive on the actual operation of social services that evening.
So this was an interesting exchange 10 and no one wanted to send them away, because some of them came from far away and had trouble finding the place, so he arrived late, but it had been decided. Many community members had made the effort to attend, someone came from out of town and could not ask them to return the next evening.
began the discussion . All were pleased the meeting had, but as the concrete steps to move forward ranged from very distant locations.
Thinking to guide the way someone said that decision would be fair to ask what would Jesus in this situation. To which one of the young Jesus said that he could be a window cleaner , one of those who had left at ten. This made Louis blurted "This is medieval Catholic mystic," Jesus in the poor "with all the corollary of praise etc. almsgiving. Not belong to us culturally, the Reformation gave a shove to these hypocrites systems where poverty becomes a value ... "
'It is true, said Susy, with the accent that betrayed his origins in the Swiss- Swiss artists are allowed street, because that is still a job, but not begging . His son Luke was lightning in the reply: "That must be why you have committed a kind of " etnicidio "against Roma , depriving their children for adoption to families to give them good ..." The discussion took
share but Charles intervened, the head of cultural activities: "I am happy to see your interest in these historical and cultural issues that may in fact be very useful deepen, we will look at it as a circle, now it should be up and running. .. ". He did much
later, but in the end the decision was made.
You could say that was not satisfactory for anyone. According to Pierre lacked policy analysis: how could you consider the end of the problem if you do not speak of its causes, Louis was more worried than they first thought of his colleagues and his neighbors would be for Linda been better to devote all energies to the elderly living alone, Elizabeth thought that we could do more, while Susy was convinced that the initiative was right, but there was too much accuracy in the organization: this could work ...
The amazing thing however is that the initiative was carried out and many, to varying degrees, engaged . Because they had all decided to trust their brothers and their sisters. This
yes, filled them with enthusiasm
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