Photo: 100people.org A number of years ago I came across an interesting slant on world statistics in a small newspaper clipping. By compacting the global population into a village of 100 people, one was astonished to become aware - through this manageable scale - of how privileged we are. We, meaning those who have a house and running water among other things. A very large proportion of the inhabitants in the 100 Village didn’t have that. The clipping didn’t state the source of the information. I, although being somewhat sceptical about the ways statistics can be applied in conveying over emotional messages, nevertheless suspected that overall there was a huge amount of truth in these numbers. Since my first encounter with the Village people (no, not the band!) there was the information explosion through the internet. Which is why it’s certainly no surprise that I once again met our 100 Villagers recently. But surprisingly enough they were now part of a wonderful proje...
The Restory is a Retreat Centre nestled against Tafelkop, a singular mountain head near Wakkerstroom, South Africa. Here we live a simple life as contemplatives. It is a place of re-connection: with ourselves, people, Nature, Silence and Creativity. Our retreats are aimed at this. Our conversations, writing and art centre around the univocity of life. We need a place that reminds us that we are all one. The Restory hopes to be such a place and space.