It was an opportunity to connect with people who think about things that mean a lot to me but are not interesting or important to people in my usual community. And I appreciate the effort and caring that Robert and Geoff put into running the course, and dealt with all the hiccups that are part of any new undertaking. All in all, it was a very worthwhile experience that made me realize how much I want to share my thinking and interests with other people.
The most perplexing form of evil, and especially so for all idealists, is that kind of evil which comes out of our efforts to do good. Perhaps when we try to do good without love, we create evil.
William Irwin Thompson