The other day we had a meeting of the Leaders and in the Varia points as part of the Agenda there was a discussion about one of our earliest communities. The point raised was, what can we do at _____, given that it is one of our earliest Salesian initiatives in the Province? The whole idea is triggered by this misinterpretation of 'Master plan'. The itch for this is to see what NEW can and should be done, because we are already there for donkeys years.
Sitting and listening to the proposals and ideas being proposed, I made no attempt whatsoever at getting involved. Several months or more than a year ago itself I had made my stand clear: Our 'Master plan' is primarily in response to a local need. What more we need to do for the young people of the locality is what needs to be our guiding principle and criteria. And that should not begin and end with infrastructural additions. Rather it should be initiatives which are tested and if found worthy of investment (financial and personnel) time and our commitment will tell.
However, since then the discussion of a 'master plan' is in the air, without any consideration of what is the need that we are addressing. The whole focus is on what 'we want to do'!!! But is that what we want, the same as what is NEEDED by the young people?? Secondly, the whole craze is to have new buildings! What for? The same things we already are doing! So my basic question is what improvement have we done or wish to achieve, other than new buildings??
Sitting in an ac hall we discuss matters about what we want. That's deciding on hobbies, not finalisation of apostolate!
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