By now, all the celebrations of the Province Jubilee and the visit of the Rector Major would have concluded in the Province. All, especially those in the Provincial house, coordinating the events would surely let out a big sigh of relief. I also hope that all the planned events went on smoothly and will do some good too.
My fear is that these events remain as mere 'shows' and not as valuable moments of animation. The 'celebration' takes over and not the preparation and the follow up later. The visit of the Rector Major tends to be the big event, rather than one of the main events in a process. I guess we are basically programmed that way. We move from event to event, rather than through a series of well connected and meaningful processes. A simple analysis of the time, resources (especially financial), energy and personnel we spend in making events spectacular in contrast to initiating and sustaining meaningful processes, will prove this point.
My fear is that these events remain as mere 'shows' and not as valuable moments of animation. The 'celebration' takes over and not the preparation and the follow up later. The visit of the Rector Major tends to be the big event, rather than one of the main events in a process. I guess we are basically programmed that way. We move from event to event, rather than through a series of well connected and meaningful processes. A simple analysis of the time, resources (especially financial), energy and personnel we spend in making events spectacular in contrast to initiating and sustaining meaningful processes, will prove this point.
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