Gratitude and Longing
I wrote this a while back. But my thoughts and feelings remain the same. I wish all of my family and friends, all of the world, reasons for gratitude and thanksgiving.
As Thanksgiving approaches we live in a world with much outrageous violence, evil, discrimination, lack of attention to the need for healing our society, our endless affront to our Earth.
And yet, and yet… I still have tremendous gratitude. Here is why:
- Seeing how concerned all of my family and friends are about the world and each other. We don’t always agree, but we always care. That is life and hope affirming.
- I witness so much love on a daily basis. (The movie Love Actually resonates for me).
- There is a wondrous resilience of the human spirit. I know Holocaust survivors, recall the wisdom from my parents and grandparents, who had been in: wars, pogroms, the Depression, and suffered unspeakable losses. I see that same resilience in people living and dying with cancer, with Parkinson’s, strokes, M.S., and so many more tribulations.
- I read and listen to the efforts of Gabby Gifford, Malala Yousafzai, Elie Weisel (of blessed memory) and I believe there is great ability to transcend. Because they have all experienced some of the worst humans can do to one another: they offer us the best humans can give.
To all of you, my friends and family, I send a wish for a Thanksgiving filled with love, laughter, good food, and gratitude. And I long for a day when peace, justice and love will be a reality for all.
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