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OUR LIFE MONTHLY, published by Ukrainian National Women’s League of America VOL XXXVI JULY-AUGUST 1979 NO 7 ON THE MOON I n th e m o n th o f J u ly , te n y e a rs w ill h a v e p a s s e d s in c e m a n f ir s t s te p p e d o n th e m o o n . A t t h a t tim e , th e m o o n c e a s e d to be a m y s te r io u s o b je c t o f th e n ig h t b u t in s te a d b e c a m e an e a r th - lik e s p h e re , a lth o u g h w ith d iff e r e n t p h y s ic a l q u a litie s . T h e a s tr o n a u ts e v e n b r o u g h t b a c k r o c k s fro m th e m o o n , w h ic h a re n o w o n d is p la y in th e S m ith s o n ia n In s t it u t io n in W a s h in g to n . A d e c a d e a g o , th o u s a n d s a n d th o u s a n d s o f p e o p le a ll o v e r th e w o rld w a tc h e d , th e A p o llo f l i g h t a n d a n x io u s ly w a ite d f o r n e w s fr o m th e h e a v e n s . F in a lly , th e v o ic e o f N e il A r m s t r o n g w a s h e a rd : “ T h e E a g le h a s la n d e d .” A n d th e n , th e n o w - fa m o u s w o r d s “ T h a t ’s o n e s m a ll s te p f o r m a n — o n e g ia n t le a p f o r m a n k in d .” A n d in d e e d it s e e m e d th a t th is e v e n t w o u ld s o m e h o w d r a m a tic a lly c h a n g e th e n a tu re o f o u r life o n e a rth . T r u e e n o u g h , th e s p a c e p r o g r a m h a s h a d a n e ffe c t o n s u c h d iffe r e n t fie ld s as s c ie n c e , p o lit ic s a n d e c o n o m ic s , as w e ll as s tu d ie s o f th e s tr a to s p h e r e a n d o f th e e a r th ’s s u r fa c e as v ie w e d fr o m s p a c e . T h e s p a c e ra c e w a s c lo s e ly re la te d to e c o n o m ic a n d b u s in e s s is s u e s a n d s o m e p e o p le h a d m is g iv in g s a b o u t its b e n e fits . O n e p o p u la r s o c io lo g is t e v e n s ta te d th a t “ w e a re u s in g th e s p a c e ra c e to e s c a p e o u r p a in fu l p r o b le m s o n e a r th .” B u t le t u s re tu r n to o u r s ilv e r - fa c e d m o o n . H a s it c e a s e d to be th e in s p ir a tio n o f p o e ts , th e fr ie n d s o f lo v e rs a ll o v e r th e w o r ld ? N o , n o t a t a ll. J u s t as b e fo re , its r o m a n tic ra y s illu m in a te th e r o o fs o f p e a c e fu l to w n s a n d c itie s — b u t a ls o th e c o n c e n tr a tio n c a m p s a n d ja ils , s c e n e s o f m a n ’s c r u e lt y a g a in s t m a n . H a s h u m a n k in d , in th e w o r d s o f a s tr o n a u t N e il A r m s tr o n g , m a d e a g re a t le a p ? H a s th e f a n ta s tic s c ie n t if ic a c h ie v e m e n t, d re a m e d o f o n ly b y v is io n a r ie s in y e a rs p a st, in d e e d h a d an in flu e n c e o n th e h u m a n p s y c h e , o n th e r e la tio n s h ip s b e tw e e n in d iv id u a ls , g r o u p s , n a tio n s ? It s e e m s t h a t t h e s p ir i t u a l g r o w th o f h u m a n ity n o t o n ly d id n o t g r o w p a r a lle l to th e a c h ie v e m e n t o f te c h n o lo g y , b u t r a th e r t h a t in d iv id u a ls a n d e n tir e s o c ie tie s h a v e u tiliz e d s c ie n t if ic a n d t e c h n o lo g ic a l p r o g r e s s to v ic tim iz e t h e ir fe llo w m e n . W itn e s s th e s o p h is tic a te d m o d e rn w e a p o n r y s y s te m s , o r th e u se in s o m e s o c ie tie s o f m e d ic in e a n d p s y c h ia tr y as to o ls o f p s y c h o lo g ic a l w a rfa re a g a in s t d is s id e n ts . T h e te n th a n n iv e r s a r y o f th e m o o n w a lk w a s c e le b ra te d q u ie tly b y th e N a tio n a l A e r o n a u tic a l a n d S p a c e A d m in is tr a tio n , w ith th e o r ig in a l th re e A p o llo a s tr o n a u ts r e c r e a tin g th e m is s io n a t th e S m ith s o n ia n In s titu tio n . In th e m e a n w h ile , h u m a n ity is p r e o c c u p ie d b y s u c h w o r r ie s as a g a s s h o rta g e a n d ( f o r a s h o r t w h ile , a t le a s t) th e fa ll o f S k y la b — b o th p r o d u c ts o f m o d e r n te c h n o lo g y . B u t h o w c a n th a t be? o n e m ig h t a sk. T e c h n o lo g y w a s g o in g to s o lv e s o m a n y o f o u r p ro b le m s , m a k e life s o m u c h e a s ie r... T h e c u r r e n t s e a rc h f o r h ig h e r v a lu e s , th e re tu r n to r e lig io n , (in s o m e in s ta n c e s , th e c r e a tio n o f n e w r e lig io n s ) , a n d in p a rt, a t le a s t, a r e s p o n s e to an in c r e a s in g ly te c h n o lo g ic a l c iv iliz a tio n . T h is s p ir itu a l q u e s t m ig h t le a d s o m e a s tra y , b u t o n e m ig h t b e lie v e th a t e v e n tu a lly p e o p le w ill be a b le to w ith s ta n d th e a s s a u lt o f t e c h n o lo g y o n t h e ir s p ir itu a l fre e d o m . In tim e , m a n k in d m a y ris e to a h ig h e r le v e l o f c u ltu r e , w h e re t e c h n o lo g y a n d s p ir it u a lit y w ill b e in p e r fe c t e q u ilib r iu m . transl. by A.H.S. WOMAN M O T R IA K U S H N IR VIEWS & NEWS IN WOMAN'S WORLD T h e a rm e d s e rv ic e s s p e a k a la n g u a g e o f t h e ir o w n . A fe w w e e k s a g o , th e A r m y a n n o u n c e d t h a t it w a s g o in g to “ e x p a n d s e r v ic e o p p o r tu n it ie s f o r y o u n g w o m e n " . It m e a n t, to th o s e o f u s w h o s p e a k o n ly o r d in a r y E n g lis h , th a t th e y w e re g o in g to lo w e r s ta n d a rd s . A n d ju s t r e c e n tly th e A r m y d id so , m a k in g e n tr y r e q u ire m e n ts th e s a m e f o r b o th fe m a le s a n d m a le s . U p u n til t h is c h a n g e w a s in s titu te d , o n ly w o m e n r e c r u its n e e d e d a h ig h s c h o o l d ip lo m a , a n d w h y , y o u m a y w o n d e r , d id th e A r m y “ e x p a n d s e r v ic e o p p o r tu n it ie s f o r y o u n g w o m e n ” , a n y w a y ? T h e A r m y h a d n o t b e e n a ttr a c tin g as m a n y w o m a n as it w a n te d . B e s id e s , th e re w a s th a t r a th e r th e s m a ll m a tte r o f a c o u r t c o m p la in t th e A m e r ic a n C iv il L ib e r tie s U n io n h a d file d c la im in g d is c r im in a tio n ... O f c o u rs e , th is h a d o n ly s lig h t b e a rin g ... * * * S p a re th e ro d a n d s p o il th e c h ild , r ig h t? W e ll, n o . In a c tu a l f a c t it s e e m s t h a t q u ite th e o p p o s ite is tr u e — e s p e c ia lly in th e c a s e o f g ir ls . N e w Y o rk C ity p s y c h o lo g is t h a s c o n d u c te d e x te n s iv e s tu d ie s o f c h ild r e n b e tw e e n th e a g e s o f 8 a n d 12, f in d in g th a t p ra is e g o e s a lo n g w a y t o w a r d h e lp in g c h ild r e n le a rn . B o th b o y s a n d g ir ls n e e d e d fe e d b a c k . B u t a p a t o n th e b a c k w a s w o r th tw o k ic k s in th e p a n ts w h e n it c a m e to h e lp in g th e k id s t h in k w e ll o f t h e ir a b ilitie s . A n d w h e n c h ild r e n f e lt m o re c o n f id e n t a n d p o s itiv e , w h e n th e y e x p e c te d t o d o w e ll, t h e y d id im p r o v e t h e ir p e r fo r m a n c e . In g ir ls , th is im p r o v e m e n t w a s s ig n if ic a n t . Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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