IN the universe of the peoples of the earth, the Karen are a 'globular cluster', that celestial fuzzy spot where, upon closer inspection, is comprised of thousands of stars. Each star is perhaps small, but because of the community, the reliance and interdependence of each, their light shines bright, making human hospitality more visible to the naked eye.IN Karen language, the words 'you' and 'I' have no possessive forms. The lack of 'yours' and 'mine' are lived out in use. For example, If I have been using a particular pair of sandals, and leave them outside the entrance to a Karen house, another person might come along and not think twice about using them if needed. The shoes would come back. As is true of flashlights, bicycles, a candle, a pen, a piece of chalk. It's not stealing. It's simply that everything in public is for everyone public to use.
