( 2:46 PM ) shut up christine
a tenet of Seva Cafe is that it's an experiment in trust. on a surface level we operate in relation to the kindness of strangers - someone has given so you can eat, and you can give for the people who come after you, or not
but the trust part is not that we believe envelopes will get filled and that a restaurant can be sustained on this model
the trust lies in the belief that the goodness we are trying to generate through service, whether its washing dishes, chopping garlic, or serving guests, will somehow ripple out beyond those four walls. and if that happens, the experiment works and in the end the money doesn't matter, running a restaurant doesn't matter.
i can say it, but do i really understand what it means?
if we served saltines and water, could we accomplish the same?
can i walk the talk, can i apply this to other aspects of my life - i work at a motel and i get paid peanuts but i have the flexibility to work on volunteer stuff. can i trust the experiment when its not a restaurant but myself that needs sustaining? do i listen when someone says there is a "better way to spend my time" and do i understand what they are asking
does it matter? i mean does It matter?
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