The world needs a time out! What horrific events we've seen this week! Amidst the drama, we try to grasp so much more than the events, themselves. Primary among them, of course, are the bombings at the Boston Marathon. Like so many people I'm stuck in the flight portion of Flight or Fight, but have not found refuge. I've lived in Boston, and know how strong, loyal, and resilient Bostonians are.
Aside from the world of fanaticism and terror in which we find ourselves, I keep coming back to Dzhokar Tsarnaev. In search for the name, Dzhokar, I entered the Hebrew, Zohar. I wondered, was this boy full of light, as his name seems to imply? Aside from his bond with his brother, Tamerlan, how was Dzhokar seduced into acts of extreme violence and cowardice? The story will unfold, no doubt, relentlessly. Someday we may understand how each brother arrived at the tipping point in his quest for belonging, meaning and power.
May we not succumb to thoughts of violence and revenge today, but rather to thoughts of mercy and compassion. We are to love our enemies that they might be returned to their right minds. Marianne Williamson
Be assured people the world over pray for compassion and peace for victims, their families and friends. If for no other reason than to lament the terrible waste of two young lives, we can only wish the same for them, their families and those who knew them.
Take time to reassure your parents, as well as your children and grandchildren. The elderly are in as much of a quandary as anyone. The realists among us are not kidding ourselves by speaking of a "kinder, gentler time,"merely a simpler, less frenetic time. Earth spins in her orbit faster than we can comprehend, even as the nation mourns her dead and injured, even as investigations proceed.
Take time to reassure your parents, as well as your children and grandchildren. The elderly are in as much of a quandary as anyone. The realists among us are not kidding ourselves by speaking of a "kinder, gentler time,"merely a simpler, less frenetic time. Earth spins in her orbit faster than we can comprehend, even as the nation mourns her dead and injured, even as investigations proceed.
I'll leave closure and healing to those whose belief is stronger than mine. Meanwhile I'm looking for slipstreams. For the moment, the best I can do is dream of a dress to sew, the renewal of Spring cleaning, writing challenges, grandchildren's birthdays and a commencement ceremony ...
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