John O'Connor and Jeff Guy
Recorded
March 22, 2024
Archived
March 22, 2024
51:51 minutes
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Id:
osb000037
Description
One Small Step conversation partners John O'Connor (74) and Jeff Guy (55) discover they share a similar philosophy to life even as they hold different political views in their discussion of religion, reading history books, political leaders, their relationships and finding their paths.Subject Log / Time Code
John O'Connor and Jeff Guy talk about why they wanted to participate.
John talks about pulling away from religion and making different choices in the 1960s. He talks about shifting back when he needed more meaning in life.
Jeff reflects upon a time when he didn't have much direction before he got more goal oriented.
John talks about helping others.
Jeff talks about his career path and experiencing depression. He talks about his divorce. John talks about meeting his wife through his faith.
Jeff talks about his divorce and the divorce of his parents.
John talks about differences he had with his parents around religion.
They talk about reading history books and how this has shaped their beliefs.
They talk about assumptions people make about each other. John talks about his views around government and the current Republican party.
John talks about his fears about the inhumanity as a result of the current Southern U.S. border.
Jeff talks about his fears around losing civil liberties. He remembers witnessing the a peaceful presidential transfer of power as a child.
They talk about beauty, bridge building and giving vs. taking. They talk about their relationships.
They feel their philosophies of life aren't so different.
Participants
- John O'Connor
- Jeff Guy