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[Cheryl Fields]

Exactly! Very well said. Blessings, Cheryl

On 9/23/16, Reyazuddin, Yasmin via Community-Service
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> Hi all,
> You would like to know how I see it.
> I see that there is hope, there is love, but we have to determine our own
> destination. Can we transform things to fit our needs, yes, we start on a
> new path. Yes, it is unknown but what we got to lose.
> We may not understand what is said in the speeches but if we read them a few
> times, we get the idea. We want to improve our condition. We want to be the
> first class citizens. We can achieve this by participating.
> Yasmin Reyazuddin
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Community-Service [mailto:community-service-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Cheryl Fields via Community-Service
> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2016 4:44 PM
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> Cc: Cheryl Fields <cherylelaine1957 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Community-service] Discussion Starter
>
> Darian and All, I understand all of the info. however do I always agree with
> nfb methods or 100 % of the philosophy. The answer is not always. Am I a
> dedicated federationist? Absolutly! When it matters and I am not in
> agreement, I find another federationist to bounce the ideas, feelings off of
> and try to gain a deeper understanding of the action that is being requested
> of me. I also feel like that if my fellow federationist feel strongly about
> an nfb idea and need my support even when I do not agree, I then have to
> weigh the situation and will usually support them. What I will not do is to
> defame nfb based on a  philosophical difference.
> Some time ago kevin Whorly wrote a very good article about not agreeing with
> each and every word/ idea/ philosophy of the nfb. I will try to find it and
> post.
> To sum it up, I very seldom agree with everything that any organization,
> group, people are saying or doing. I believe this is healthy and promotes
> free thinking and opens up dialogue and a platform for new ideas/ methods to
> be explored.
> Thanks for this topic, really timely, lol! Cheryl Fields  .
>
> On 9/23/16, Darian Smith via Community-Service
> <community-service at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>   This is a bit off topic, but certainly relevant to our membership
>> in the Federation.
>>
>>  How important do you think it is that a member of the   National
>> Federation
>> of the Blind agree with  all of what is said in speeches made, and in
>> literature written?
>>  Do you believe that you understand all of what is said in those
>> speeches and publications?
>>  There  isn’t a wrong answer here, so I look forward to your answers.
>>   Best,
>>   Darian
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