Leading to The Edge
 

  

A personal diary of the conference
by Claudia van het Kaar & Niels Pilaar

8th day - Saturday July 27th 2002 - Completion and goodbyes

 

Last breakfast. Last home group. It really does feel like a home - group. We grew very close during this whole week.

During the last Open space everybody and nobody wants to say something. Many get up and actually face an edge: one reads his poem, another makes a commitment.

And then it is over. Time is up, the closing session starts. For Erik, the main theme appeared to be: "Can we see reality as it is?".

"Goodbyes" are part of the program. And it's only when it's time for them that I know why:
I think it took us about two hours to hug, bless and kiss everyone goodbye that we grew close with during the last week.