and along comes controversy

three cups of tea.
by greg mortenson and david oliver relin

such a good use of my time.
should have passed this one along.
should have purchased this one for friends.
then i saw the 60 minutes story.
questions the accuracy of mortenson's story, his program, his finances.

**sigh**

i value truth.
it is a priority of our home.

now what?
so, i read on line.
i read the nytimes article that doesn't necessarily counter the other new program's story.
mortenson defends his story.

his friend published a story as an op-ed piece.
i liked that point of view.
kristof doesn't know what to make of the accusations.
but he knows greg mortenson and also knows mortenson's limitations.
mortenson never claimed to be organized or financially savvy.
and yet he started a foundation, built schools, risked his life, and is changing the world.

what have i done?
frankly, if only half of what he has accomplished is actually true.... it is amazing, remarkable, incredible.

it is hard to balance my own value of truth and not totally dismiss his credibility and become cynical, but instead to assume that there are probably legitimate criticism of his organizational ability and even his financial accountability and then try and learn from his example..... and withhold judgement.