6 word Memoirs Tortillas and Trade 2010

Regarding a February 2008 segment they were doing on the book Not Quite What I Was Planning, a collection of six-word memoirs by famous and not-so-famous writers, artists and musicians, the website for NPR's program Talk of the Nation wrote the following:

Once asked to write a full story in six words, legend has it that novelist Ernest Hemingway responded: "For Sale: baby shoes, never worn."

In this spirit of simple yet profound brevity, the online magazine Smith asked readers to write the story of their own lives in a single sentence. (...) Their stories are sometimes sad, often funny — and always concise.

Inspired by this concept, the January 2010 Tortillas and Trade delegation wrote a few of their own six-word memoirs regarding their time in Mexico and what they learned, felt, saw, and experienced.

 

 

Open heart risks pain.  Feels good.

We are one in God's eyes.

Ancient civilizations repeatedly uprooted.  Atenco? NO!

Farmers, women; working together.  Justice.  Freedom.

 





Economic power ignores peoples' needs everywhere.

To knowingly mistreat others feels bad.

Knowing how to help feels better.

Elsa's dream: health, work, hope for children.








Resignation. Longing. Pride. Compassion. Love. Hope.

Joyful living outlasts government elites' oppression.

Walking trees unearthed bear less fruit.

Union. Campesinos. Struggle against military oppression.




Eliminating fear provides room for insight.

 

Yet again Jesus is the answer.


Hearts and minds linked. Shackles broken.

Warmth of humanity always shines through.

Love despite injustice. Stories into action