“Passion is often fueled by missed opportunities”
-James Sarvis
Why do we need a Leaning Institute?
I came across an article where fathers in South Korea are going to a school to learn how to hug, and that it’s taking off in the U.S as well. It’s not easy when you don’t come from Leaners and aren’t taught by example. It’s like learning a foreign language. A little child can learn another language so quickly and easily, but as they get older it gets more difficult. It’s the same way with Leaning, and the people who do come from Leaning parents often don’t understand that everyone isn’t like them.
In America, 95 percent of people associate with being Christian. So why do we even have a need for a Leaning Institute? To be Christ-like would be being like the ultimate Leaner.
Jesus makes the commandment to “Love one another” 11 times in the New Testament. And, there are many examples of how Jesus CREATED that love by leaning to people. Yet, somehow we still don’t know what to do. In the article I mentioned above, a volunteer asked one of the fathers attending the school if his father loved him? And he didn’t know how to answer.
Love has to be created. You envision a good mother leaning to her baby first which charges the spirit, then nourishing with milk, then helping the child learn and move forward. To have a balanced life, the spirit is charged first, then basic needs like food and shelter are met, then the child can move forward. If you miss the first one, you wouldn’t call the second one love, just an obligation.
Many of us can relate to those fathers attending the hug school. One of my quotes is “passion is often fueled by missed opportunities”, because now I get to create and enjoy so much love in my life, that wasn’t there before.
These articles are co-written by James and Elisha, based on the books and work created and founded by James.
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