![]() ![]() He can never be while though his integrity has come out of his reaching for wholeness." What does Smith mean when she says that we are all broken? How can we achieve wholeness in the face of our brokenness? Smith writes that "man's unique qualities and destiny begin with the unchangeable fact of his brokenness.Smith poses multiple questions that she sought to answer on her journey: "What are our most human qualities? What sets us apart from animal and machine? from the masses and the monster?" How would you answer two of Smith s questions?.To you, what constitutes a journey? Why does one go on a journey? What do such journeys tell us about ourselves? Smith went on a physical and mental journey to discover what makes us human.What are the "invisible traveling companions" that accompany you on your journeys? How do they affect your trip? She says that these goe with us wherever we go: across the ocean or down Main Street. Look at the first two paragraphs in the "Prologue." Smith talks about the things we bring with us on our journeys throughout life.This can be a field trip, a vacation, a book you read, or anything where you actually physically or mentally journey with the purpose of discovery. For your journey, keep a journal with three parts: detailing what your thoughts and emotions before journey your thoughts and emotions during the journey your reflections of the journey once you complete it. Choose a journey that you will undertake. Smith points out that we can take a journey anywhere, physically or mentally.When completed, have students read and discuss texts such as Paul Laurence Dunbar's "We Wear the Mask" or Rainer Maria Rilke's discussion of masks in The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge. When completed, distribute the masks throughout the class and have students try to guess who is who. She writes, "Too often I could not see the human being at all, so hidden is he behind masks of political differences, of color, and spurious normalities." Have students create masks that depict themselves. ![]()
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