Blatant passion unleashed

Each day I face a challenge of choosing sessions to attend. The program of the 9th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women in Seoul, Korea, includes many choices ranging from "Politics, Representation, and Translation" to "Alternate Therapy" with catch words like activism, gender, empowerment,and transformation. The possibilities cover 15 pages just for today. Because there is one session before lunch break and two sessions before dinner, I can only attend three sessions. Imagine my frustration. Oh what a dilemma!
In my final choices I learn beyond the content of the paper. I see into the presenter's personality and dedication and most of all - passion. Passion is blatant with no apologies. This passion is inspiring and later activated in each listener's home area, city or farm, and change is eminent.
But that is not surprising. The same burst of passion - energy - comes after every conference. Every meeting of women who want change, women who seek change, inspires women to create change. This is a fact and does not only apply to international conferences. It applies every time like-minded women gather where ever they get together.
What a good thing to unleash upon the earth!
Naomi Sherer