One of the most hopeful moments within the Arab Spring pivoted on this point of honor and the common good: Egyptians in Tahrir Square began to clean the square and pick up trash — a degrading manual task, inherently dirty and disgraceful within a honor culture. When we heard that Egyptians were organizing to keep the Square clean, I thought the forces of good were unstoppable. Honor was being redefined; the story was changing! Ideas were having profound, dignifying consequences. Here were people at work for the common good, setting aside the potential sullying aspects of work necessary for common life for the greater honor of the common good. washingtoninst.org/7979/honor-shame-and-vocation/
Posted on: Tue, 13 May 2014 13:31:28 +0000
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