So one thing in life lead to another and I found myself reading The Call of Service by Robert Coles. An acquaintance recommended Giving by Bill Clinton, and I saw the Coles' book close to it.
Coles' introduction include bare-bones realizations from the server as well as the servee. In otherwords, he posits that while the server is giving, the server is also receiving and vice-versa. However, it takes some experience, or a better word may be "maturity", before this is sometimes fully realized.
Typically the paradigm (American) tends to be the affluent or/and privileged (historically White), servicing the marginalized, disadvantage, neglected, etc. (historially darker complexioned ethinic minorities).
So I had a odd thought. What if the historical receipients of service were to begin to service (on a larger scale) the affluent or more privileged? What if (for example) Sudanese refugees actually began to affect the lives of the affluent white majority with their live skills and experiences? I envisioned an organization where (for instance) lower-income inner city minority kids could spend every other Saturday with their white affluent counterparts, teaching them how to avoid paying to much for groceries or how to snag good furniture or clothing at thrift store. Dunkin-Donuts instead of Starbucks. Ha-ha. let the revolution begin.
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