When I first heard this line, I was shocked, since it's still sung today: "As God is our father, brothers all are we." When I learned this song in elementary school, we sang that line as "To take this moment and live each moment in perfect harmony" which is more affirming and sounds better rhythmically.
I agree with you, Amy, we're entering really scary territory, and have to learn how to navigate it. I'm in Canada, but we have similar problems here.
I relate to a lot of your writing especially growing up in the southern hemisphere and Christmas ( how most of the world is not in sync with us ) & how these may seem small differences but do create different attitudes & experiences
My thoughts right now feel scrambled with how the world is changing & with it comes a sense of foreboding but then maybe because of what we are seeing I can only still hope more will wake up and see the seriousness of it all
I can hope still that we connect before all is lost
I will reread this piece again as there is a lot to digest
Thank you, too. It means a lot. I feel a similar sense of foreboding, but hope that these little (and not so little) differences have given us resilience to face wider challenges. I noticed in 2020/1 when the Covid restrictions were in full force, it was largely the neurodiverse who handled it well. The people who were most vocally unhappy - it was like they'd never experienced a serious setback before. I was sort of like, queues for the supermarket? I was handling more severe stuff when I was four. Next problem?
When I first heard this line, I was shocked, since it's still sung today: "As God is our father, brothers all are we." When I learned this song in elementary school, we sang that line as "To take this moment and live each moment in perfect harmony" which is more affirming and sounds better rhythmically.
I agree with you, Amy, we're entering really scary territory, and have to learn how to navigate it. I'm in Canada, but we have similar problems here.
Take good care.
I relate to a lot of your writing especially growing up in the southern hemisphere and Christmas ( how most of the world is not in sync with us ) & how these may seem small differences but do create different attitudes & experiences
My thoughts right now feel scrambled with how the world is changing & with it comes a sense of foreboding but then maybe because of what we are seeing I can only still hope more will wake up and see the seriousness of it all
I can hope still that we connect before all is lost
I will reread this piece again as there is a lot to digest
Thank you
Thank you, too. It means a lot. I feel a similar sense of foreboding, but hope that these little (and not so little) differences have given us resilience to face wider challenges. I noticed in 2020/1 when the Covid restrictions were in full force, it was largely the neurodiverse who handled it well. The people who were most vocally unhappy - it was like they'd never experienced a serious setback before. I was sort of like, queues for the supermarket? I was handling more severe stuff when I was four. Next problem?