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Fortunate

At Human Tribe Project, I have taken on the responsibility of reviewing new Tribe Pages as they are created. By our second week of launching this project I knew that this was not going to be an easy task. The stories are often times difficult to read as those who find us are struggling with something profound. But there is a common thread amongst almost all Tribes that I feel compelled to share, as it is a common thread that I never would have anticipated. More often than not, the word “fortunate” is used when the Beneficiaries are describing their stories.

It is baffling to think that someone who is battling a serious illness or injury could consider themselves to be fortunate. But there it is, time and time again, that curiously placed word on each Tribe Page that seems to have no contextual relevance to the struggle that is taking place. They aren’t speaking to the struggle itself of course, but to the unintended consequences that the struggle has produced. They are speaking to the recognition of love that the struggle has highlighted. It is enough to break your heart. But it is also enough to mend it. I have always been fascinated with the raw power that lies inside our shared humanity. I have always believed in people. These last few weeks have offered staggering verification to the premise that human beings are capable of much more than we let on in our daily lives.

When we dreamed up Human Tribe Project we knew we were taking a risk. Like all ventures you risk that certain assumptions are true before they are proven. Put simply, you have to place a bet. We bet on the goodwill of human beings. We bet on the power associated with that goodwill. It was a bet that we were proud to make. There were of course a few cynics that thought we were making a mistake. That it was dangerous to count on people. I am pleased to report that they were wrong. Though I have a great deal of trouble expressing the full emotional effect that Human Tribe Project has had on me I have little trouble finding a word to describe how it makes me feel to be apart of it. The word: Fortunate.

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