Rethinking Sharing

06/05/2020

If animals play, this is because play is useful in the struggle for survival; because play practices and so perfects the skills needed in adult life.
Susanna Miller

A provocative Exchange magazine article by Cassandra Tondreau begins this way:

“In my bathroom cabinet, I have a bottle of lotion that costs $100. Take from this statement what you will. Perhaps I have outrageous taste in cosmetics. Perhaps I am a sucker for gimmicks. Both are true, along with the fact that this lotion is all mine. Bought with my own cash, thoroughly loved, rarely used and meticulously stored. This is an object I do not share. My husband is acutely aware of the value of this lotion to me and avoids it at all costs…As an early childhood educator, I am accustomed to the refrain, ‘Share with your friends.’ We tell children constantly to share, but what it means to actually share is quite a murky subject.”

That “murky subject” is the basis for “Rethinking Sharing,” the newest offering in the Exchange Reflections series. It’s a topic that lends itself to conversation, self-reflection and deep thinking, with a group, or on your own.

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