Theos-Talk Archives (May 2010 Message tt00064)

Now the executive head is running the show from assisted living facility.
Someone told me the joke about Krotona that you should be 100 yrs old to be
considered a senior citizen.

On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 10:12 AM, <Drpsionic@aol.com> wrote:

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> 20 years ago we were making jokes about the Krotonans and their diet of
> prunes and pickle juice. Nothing seems to have changed very much.
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> Chuck the Heretic
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> www.charlescosimano.com
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> In a message dated 5/21/2010 11:18:43 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> mkr777@gmail.com <mkr777%40gmail.com> writes:
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> Krotona
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> When Krotona was established in Ojai, CA, Annie Besant envisoned a vibrant
> very active center with dedicated young theosophists working to support the
> American Section. Anyone interested in learning more details can find them
> in some of the books on Krotona.
>
> Recently a friend who visited Krotona gave the impression that it looks
> more
> like a retirement community where most residents are really, really old.
>
> In addition, I recently learnt that the resident head, who I believe is in
> her mid eighties, is running the place from an assisted living place,
> recovering from some falls. All our thoughts and good wishes for a speedy
> recovery goes to her.
>
> While we all appreciate the dedication and sacrifice of the Krotona
> residents for theosophy and TSA, the old age of the residents does not bode
> well for a vibrant future. Historically, all upcoming and growing
> org_anizations are led by middle aged or younger men and women and when we
>
> see younger leadership, one can be confident that there is a bright future
> in store.
>
> Aged leadership world-wide in theosophy has been discussed in this forum
> and
> elsewhere. While there is much talk about the esoteric and unseen world, I
> am not sure the leadership around the world is keenly aware of the age
> problem and we are yet to see a concerted effort to identify and groom
> promising young leaders.
>
> Aged leadership has also contributed to lack of recognition of the leading
> edge communication tools currently available because of the growth of use
> of
> Internet. Since the majority of the consumers of the modern tools are
> younger generation, the Internet technology has to be tapped quickly so
> that
> theosophy can reach younger generation.
>
> MKR
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