Lately I've been reminded again and again that it is impossible to "know" another person - you can only get a glimpse, at best.
Combining "Three Songs, Six Tales" and "Do Not Go Gentle" really drove that home.
It seems we live in a culture that has blessed "instant judgement" of other people, their lives, their beliefs and their actions. The cancel mob attacks on the slightest provocation, a few misplaced words, the wrong facial expression - with not even an attempt to consider context, background or culture.
I don't pretend to have a solution - but maybe, just maybe a few more stories that give us a glimpse of other lives, in other circumstances - is a good start.
Lately I've been reminded again and again that it is impossible to "know" another person - you can only get a glimpse, at best.
Combining "Three Songs, Six Tales" and "Do Not Go Gentle" really drove that home.
It seems we live in a culture that has blessed "instant judgement" of other people, their lives, their beliefs and their actions. The cancel mob attacks on the slightest provocation, a few misplaced words, the wrong facial expression - with not even an attempt to consider context, background or culture.
I don't pretend to have a solution - but maybe, just maybe a few more stories that give us a glimpse of other lives, in other circumstances - is a good start.
Thanks for reading.