A young boy stood at the table, his pencil hovering over his paper,
his mind searching for what to write. He had spun a colourful wheel in the
“Quality Game” at the Festival of Ideas held on Mother’s birthday, February
21, and had landed on the word,
“Courage”. The moderator of the game said, “OK, now: how do we increase the
presence of courage in Auroville?” The boy thought for a moment and then looked
up. “What does courage mean?” Once the moderator gave his thoughts, the boy
turned to his paper and fervently scribbled down his idea.
This was one of many opportunities young people had to share their
thoughts and inspirations on how to move closer to Auroville’s ideals. The
Festival of Ideas, held on February 21, aimed at bringing together Auroville
youth around one question: based on Auroville’s ideals, how can we make
Auroville better?
The topic of youth was included in the Retreat in the hope of
bridging the gap currently felt between the older people in wo...
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