Randy Prude and Kavita Venkateswar
Recorded
July 9, 2021
Archived
July 7, 2021
47:59 minutes
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Id:
ddv000993
Description
Kavita Venkateswar [no age given] and her One Small Step partner Randy Prude [no age given] discuss their upbringings, sociopolitical backgrounds, and their hope for unity amongst people with differing beliefs and ideologies.Subject Log / Time Code
- Kavita talks briefly about her childhood and her work.
- Randy gives an overview of his life and work.
- Kavita notes her mother's kindness as a source of spiritual encouragement as she's evolved.
- Randy describes a memory from his youth regarding a 4th grade teacher who taught him an important lesson about the necessity of expressing kindness. This conversation shaped the way Randy expressed himself.
- Kavita and Randy discuss when they first became aware of politics.
- Kavita asks Randy how he approaches talking to people who consider themselves his political enemies.
- Randy talks about confronting a person who was once an enemy, but eventually became a friend.
- Randy says that people have the ability to sharpen each other even if we disagree.
- Kavita believes that everyone is trying to find their way to a higher being.
Participants
- Randy Prude
- Kavita Venkateswar