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66 IV. DISCOVERING, LIVING, SHARING THE GIFT OF GOD The teachers speak. John Baptist de La Salle became aware that, in concrete situations, with specific persons, God asked him to make a choice. The change began to affect him deeply when the teachers called into question his solidarity and loyalties. Facing the novelty of the project on which they were embarking, the teachers were worried about the future: there was nothing fixed or stable about their situation, they were sacrificing their youth in the service of a public which would forget them. In old age they would not be assured of a home, they would end their days in poverty. The teachers had the feeling of being at the mercy of events, of public interest, of the notables in particular, of those who belonged to the world of John Baptist de La Salle. For the moment “these” accepted them, but what of tomorrow Nothing really solid kept them in the school functions which they occupied. There was no solidarity between them and those who employed them. It was exactly the situation of the poor of the period, depending entirely on the circumstances, being able to count on no one except themselves, even in their old age. Since the soothing response of Monsieur de La Salle did not satisfy them, they called him into question even more strongly. Blain explains very honestly why the first reply of the Founder fell flat: It was easy for him to speak so eloquently of abandonment to Providence when he was a wealthy man, […] Tired of simply thinking these thoughts, one day the schoolmasters summoned up their courage to the point of expressing their grievance and gave De La Salle one of those blunt, direct replies that the heart feels is unanswerable: “You speak with inspiration amidst your ease, for you lack nothing. You have a rich canonry and an equally fine inheritance; you enjoy security and protection against indigence. If our work fails you risk nothing. The ruin of our entreprise would not affect you. We own nothing. We are men without possessions or income or even a trade to
IV. DISCOVERING, LIVING, SHARING THE GIFT OF GOD 67 fall back on. Where can we go, and what can we do if the schools fail or if people tire of us Destitution will be our only portion, and begging our only means to relieve it”. 47 The words of the teachers contained some truths which were still escaping John Baptist de La Salle. Blain found the response neither polite nor gracious! But it did underline the relations which existed between the persons who were present: “You speak with inspiration amidst your ease, for you lack nothing. You have a rich canonry and an equally fine inheritance; you enjoy security and protection against indigence… If our work fails, you risk nothing. The ruin of our entreprise would not affect you”. It is a description of a rich person who is sheltered from economic difficulties. The teachers then go on to consider their own state: “We are men without possessions or income or even a trade to fall back on. Where can we go and what can we do If the schools fail or if people tire of us”. We are back to the preceding situation, the possible failure of the action being undertaken and the manner in which the people involved are linked to this. The teachers conclude: “Destitution will be our only portion, and begging our only means to relieve it”. 48 They paint a scene showing the social situations of the period, the difference between those who dominate and those who have to exercise a trade from one day to the next without being certain of being able to support themselves. Finally, they question John Baptist de la Salle on the reality of his solidarity with them and the project of the schools for the poor: “The ruin of our entreprise would not affect you, you will remain on your feet.” Monsieur de La Salle listened to this questioning: “The reply of the teachers gave him food for thought and caused him great confusion… the various thoughts which troubled De La Salle left him 47 Blain, op. cit., Book One, p. 107. (CL 7, p. 188). 48 Blain, op. cit., Book One, p. 108. (CL 7, p. 188).
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