歌德館青年部門，是什麼門？The YouthSection

相信看過「人智學研究」課程介紹的人，應該會覺得「哇塞，這是什麼東東？」好吧，看來要幫助大家從另一種角度來理解這邊的事囉？

那麼，用年輕人的說法如何？

其實，人智學的精神隨著時代的演進而發展，青年部門就是一股新興的力量，用不同的方式與角度來理解世界，發表新的提案。一起進來看看？

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（本篇英文摘自歌德館青年部門網頁資料，小苦力詹轍翻譯）

青年部門The YouthSection

願景

青年部門的願景：創造一個世界，它能彰顯、支持每個年輕人的潛能與創造力，綻放他們全然的力量與才華。

要達到這樣的目標，需要承諾、熱情與決心。只有我們依循構想來工作，也需要年輕人靈性上的努力作為支持，才能讓這願景成為可能。

要成就這份願景，意謂著擁有勇氣去忘卻並回顧，關於我們曾經被教導這世界是如何運作的。這也意指和不同國家的不同人群共同工作。這表示要相信你自己與你周遭的人，去做出一些事情並負起責任。讓心常保年輕，準備好去改變自己以及世界。

國際性的青年運動

青年部門是個國際性的青年運動，開創平台讓年輕人探索他們與世界的內在與外在連結。對於青少年議題，它組織協議、研討會、學習團體與研究專題，促進實踐和地區及國際化的創造性開展。

青年部門包含一個在瑞士多拿地區的國際團隊，還有許多地域性/國際的團體和青年部門互相連結。

（譯註：在紐西蘭等地有青年部門支部，以及其他社群如先前提過的瑞典一年創業計畫，還有接下來將報導的【M網絡】、【超越字面的思考】等組織）

「看看你們，我的朋友們，在這裡坐在一起，無論如何都難以表達我的願望：各位不論如何感受、思考與擁有的覺知，和鋼鐵般的意志緊緊的團結一致。我們需要它，這凌駕所有我們今天想成就重大議題之上的意志。你不能簡單的認為，這只是以相當不同的角度在看待事情。重要的是，既使人們有著最歧異的感受與內在呼應，還是要來聚在一起。也許稍晚將會證明是最偉大的成就，那就是年輕時人們能了解如何同心協力、團結一致，無論彼此有多大的不同。這的確是現今年輕人失落於人本質之探尋時發生的問題。」--魯道夫.史代納，《論及自然與青年運動的目標》1924。

靈性科學學院的一部分

青年部門是靈性科學學院的一個部門。這學院是由史代納在1924年和「人智學會」一同創立的。國際青年部門則是瑞士多拿的歌德館的一部分。

Vision

The YouthSection's vision is to create a world that values, supports and allows the potential and creativity of every young person to unfold in their full strength and brilliance.

To work towards this goal requires commitment, compassion and dedication. This vision for the future is only possible if we begin to work with the ideas that will make it reality and by supporting the spiritual striving of youth.

Accomplishing this vision means having the courage to unlearn and review what we have been taught about how our world operates. It means collaborating with many different people in many different countries. It means trusting in yourself and those around you, setting examples and taking responsibility. It means always being young at heart, ready to change youself and the world.

An international youth movement

The YouthSection is an international youth movement creating a platform where young people can explore their inner and outer relationship to the world. It organizes conferences, seminars, study groups and research projects on world youth issues and facilitates internships and the creation of local and world-wide initiatives.

The YouthSection consists of an international team with the seat in Dornach, Switzerland. There are many local, regional and international groups and initiatives connected to the YouthSection.

"Seeing that you, my friends, are sitting here together, I would really above all express the wish that all of you, whatever you may feel, think, and have in your awareness, stay together with a will of iron, really stick together. We'll need this above all if we want to achieve something today concerning the major issues in life. You simply can't always consider whether one person may see things a bit differently from another. It really is a matter of coming together even if there the greatest difference in people's feelings and inner responses. Later on it may well prove to be the greatest achievement that in youth one knew how to stick together, however great the differences. It truly is the case that young people today above all miss finding the human being."

– Rudolf Steiner. "Concerning the nature and aims of the youth movement." Breslau 9.6.1924. GA 217A

A part of the School of Spiritual Science

The YouthSection is a part of the School of Spiritual Science. The school was founded in 1924 along with the Anthroposophical Society by Rudolf Steiner. The International YouthSection is a part of the Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland.