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La Naturaleza y la Amorevolezza Bosquiana

Translated title of the contribution: Nature and the Forest Affection

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Abstract

This reflective article is based on the writer's experience in a Salesian school for agricultural training. He transcends the mental barriers of a Marxist dialectical materialism, previously taught in theory, to the values of a gospel taught by a certain Jesus of Nazareth more than two thousand years ago in a very small region of the earth now known as Palestine. It follows his experience as an apprentice educator in a volunteer school for young, shirtless workers, affected by poverty and unhealthiness. Upon taking up a course in related life sciences, he decides to escape the four walls called a classroom and delve into the wilderness of nature, among rivers, plants, and animals, among the rain, sun, and wind, its stately inhabitants. Here, between earth and sky, you will discover, along with your students, that even when hunger and misery are a chore, when the educator is motivated, it ultimately infects their students, leading to a completely free liberation from the shackles of a system that seeks to keep educated slaves. In nature, you will discover that biodiversity transcends the historical anthropocentrism taught in classrooms, and that life itself is not only matter but also a libertarian spirit. Under the shade of trees, science is born every day, and in every space on earth, wisdom flourishes, from its smallest elements to the highest mountain peaks. A human being is valued not for what they have, but for what they are, and this is expressed in their universal values and ethics, carried forward with respect for nature and brotherhood among humans. That poverty is no impediment to achieving one's dreams, because all it takes is a well-spoken word from an educator who leads his students to emerge from their dreams and build their desired goals on solid rock. This is the style of a certain John Bosco, misunderstood in his time but a reactionary against the established order, who managed to change the lives of many young people relegated by society, turning them into examples of human beings who achieved their goals, through the loving devotion of a priest who always believed in their vision. This is the style of a certain Francis of Assisi, who sees the wonder of creation in all creatures and praises the greatness and love of a God who is far from punishment, hatred, and revenge. It is the style of a certain Jesus of Nazareth, who does not shut himself away in the material temple of rhetoric, but goes out into the fields to pick grain, to walk on the green grass, to rest under the shade of a tree, to drink water from a well, to fish in the salty sea, to pray in the olive groves, to ordain from the mountain; a human Jesus who goes out into the streets crowded with beggars, prostitutes, the sick, money changers, and merchants, to the very place of human need, to proclaim the goodness of his God and denounce the injustice of the gods of power, exploitation, envy, and despair. The article ends by challenging the academy to assume the role of.
Translated title of the contributionNature and the Forest Affection
Original languageSpanish (Ecuador)
StatePublished - 28 Nov 2024
EventVI Congreso de Educación Salesiana - EC
Duration: 26 Nov 202428 Nov 2024
https://educacionsalesiana.ups.edu.ec/

Conference

ConferenceVI Congreso de Educación Salesiana
Period26/11/2428/11/24
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Keywords

  • Affection
  • Nature

CACES Knowledge Areas

  • 111A Education

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