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From the Headmaster Inspiration l985- I 986 was a creative and inspiring academic year. Each and every member of the Hilltop Community was engaged in new discoveries and in producing from time to time a sense of personal peace and serenity amidst the fragmentation that school life engenders. We did inspire each other to seek to learn and not to yield. ln our studies together, in sports and most importantly, in our life decision- making circumstances we grew. We grew because of our individual and collective ability to inspire each other. Careful course designs by thoughtful masters. a challenging athletic program enhanced by Olympic aspirants and the daily supportive consistent consideration by each for each have been inspiring. lf personal peace and serenity sometimes permitted a glimpse into a community at peace with itself, then the reality of people being enabled to engage in growth through chosen activities was achieved. Certainly, aspiration came out of ad- versity. too. As members of the human race we seek the weakness. the areas of dis-satisfaction for criticism, the faults that inhibit obtainment of mountaintop inspiration. Usually, it is easier to see the weakness, the inadequacy. the fault in another before seeing them in oneself. First, we must remove the obstruction in our own eyes before we can take a mote from another's. Conflict is the essence of drama. Our human inclination to thrive on conflict in order to make our being more serene is paradoxical, yet somehow true. The Act of Creation was to bring order out of Chaos. The Garden of Eden. Paradise on Earth. also included the potential for disintegration through the Serpent. The struggle between chaos and order represented by the stories in Genesis permits us to appreciate the eternal nature of this struggle in our lives as we master some of the elements in our imperfect world and open up other windows onto the unknown and chaotic worlds beyond our present state of capabilities and intelligences. A baby discovers his toes, his fingers. and the universe other than sleeping and eating and changing diapers becomes worthy of exploration for a new order. Paradoxically, the reaching out involved inspires strength. satisfaction and confidence that all is well, that new adventures lie ahead and not be feared. At Pickering, progress has been made in school, in sports and hobbies. in in- terpersonal relationships. New questions about university placement. employment opportunities, the future, the leadings of Cupid's arrows, world events, and social- economic- political order turn us into second Adams sending us forth on numerous Quests. Some of us may find ourselves centerstage, others in sup- porting rolls. We all find ourselves at one time or another either a cause or an effect of the events and the people around us. Just as the Community at Pickering gave us confidence in ourselves, we want the same chance to earn confidence in and from the larger world. We want our chance in the creative process to be noticed! Each and every one of us is affected by those around us: hair styles, clothing styles, shoe styles, stage presence and public posture are reflections of those influences. However, there does come a moment when we have to stop dressing up as others would have us do, when we have to stop being on stage, when we have to ruffle our carefully polished images, when we have to ask ourselves. What kind of a person am l? When we can deal with this question truthfully, then we can accept the reflection we see of ourselves in others and we can be content or discontent on merit with what we have done. lt is a fact that we spend a great amount of time preparing ourselves for a date with Beauty, when some time might be better spent shaping ourselves for a date with Eternity. To build strength of Character is our first concern, to be of service to others is our goal. The miracle of the Act of Creation is that we, here and now, are the creators. We are able to make the world greater. better and more beautiful because of our part in it. We have the power to make our little souls a part of the Infinite Much, simply by being ourselves and learning to become co-creators with other members of the human family. We can and do inspire each other to think and to take action that leads to that sense of harmony that peace and serenity brings, that strength of character brings and that service to others rewards. Compatability and adversity, questioning the process and seeking fundamental truths, being self-assured and being ready to doubt, accepting constructive criticism and being ready to forgive are aspects of the ioy of living with creative and in- spiring people. We inspire each other. Sheldon H. Clark
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