It has been too long since I posted and I wanted everyone to know that I am alive and well.
China has been in the news more than usual the last few months. From the terrible atrocity in Kunming, Yunnan to the mysterious disappearance of the flight from Malaysia to Beijing.
What I have been focusing on recently is the process of learning a language and the process of teaching a language.
When I think of a process I immediately imagine something that will take time, effort and at times a little bit of suffering. I am learning that everything is a process or has a process. Life is a process. Right?
Within the process of all things we have to develop and use patience. Otherwise, nothing will get done and we will be left with empty thoughts and farfetched plans.
Teaching English as a second language is something that requires a lot of this patience stuff, especially with the younger dudes. One can view each day as a process with specific factors and facets that all add up to one collective experience- or life.
Recently, I have observed my own growth and at times my own stagnation.
The process of teaching and learning go hand in hand. As I teach I learn more and more about the process of developing linguistic knowledge and expression in language. I have grown in my own second language acquisition and I have viewed the progress, with the concept of patience and the desire to learn quickly.
Teaching English as a second language to young Chinese students and now Korean adults has been a challenge but it has been wonderful.
Pushing boundaries and developing a way to communicate basic concepts is not always fun, but it is like anything else- a process which takes time, effort and energy.
As I teach and learn I am developing into the great mystery that is life and I hope that all of you reading are doing the same thing. I hope you are growing, dancing, singing and creating beauty. This is my hope for the planet and for humanity. While times may seem dim with countries invading; mass stabbings at a train station, airplanes disappearing, and the global economy crumbling upon the backs of the poor while the rich continue the process of gaining more power and currency.
However, in the process of life I think we can develop our view of the process and gain a larger perspective of our evolution and power of our own individual processes that occur daily. And I believe these processes are more significant than we can imagine. We have a beautiful task at hand.
It ain't all bad, friends.
Cheers to you, and I hope you enjoy and realize the magnificent process of your life.
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