Rick Hamelin on thu 27 mar 03
My wife and I have worked hard towards researching the restoration of four
lane 18000 square feet hall in our town for the last eleven months. Together
we went through the process of forming a committee, getting recognized as an
ad-hoc committee then being voted in as a true town committee. Our vision was
to save the town $2million by converting it into a multiuse building as
opposed to building five other structures. It is at www.restorethehall.com. We
resigned two days ago because of egomaniacal personalities who destroyed the
dream. Too much petty fighting. Got really exhausting. Now it is back to the
wheel, keep sending out the orders. We are building a new studio and we break
ground in two weeks. I don't feel excited because it so pains me that friends
can become so deadly self-serving and can corrupt others to go along with
them. They have realized the wrongs they did and apologized. But we cannot
forgive. Which goes against our dream for improving our world and community. I
have a pint of homebrew IPA, pots to handle, orders to throw. Time to go get
lost. Time to say a little prayer for the world. If we can't make a town of
4500 a better place to live, then how can the world change?
When the newspaper called to asked why we quit, I explained it this way:
There are some pottery orders that go from wheel to kiln to box. The pots
shine and everything is good. Occasionally, one order will get a pot that is
stubborn and repeatedly gets kiln dust or a crack in firing. It takes only one
crackpot to destroy order.
Marty Morgan on fri 28 mar 03
Rick, one question:
You say: "But we cannot forgive." and later: "then how can the world
change". How can it change, if you "cannot forgive"?
The "world" is never going to change. Only we as individuals can change. If
you want peace, hope, love in the world, start with yourself and model it
for all around you - the ripples will be amazing.
Peace,
Marty Morgan
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