Fate-faith
“brought on by a simple twist of fate ” – bob dylan
This has turned the world around.
Some say it is a reset
or maybe we were caught up in the frenzy
We put our own into the hands of others
And we then neglected our own.
We needed to have more faith in home.
We now know what the sanctuary of home is all about.
We are keenly aware of the gifts that were given to us.
Our families
Our teachers
Our front line caregivers
Our soldiers
Our freedoms
Our food, resources , connectivity, and so much more.
For those who have the luxury
We are busy mixing cocktails and cakes
We are all ” Zooming ” in place
We are getting to know a new life
” brought on by a simple twist of fate ”
I wrote a short piece a few weeks ago reflecting some feelings I was having by week two of sheltering:
” Just a little more ”
And now we ache
For the soldier stationed far from his home
For the person fighting cancer and has to be socially alone
For the widow and widower
For the divorced
For the weary caregivers at the end of a shift
And now we ache
For the precious elders of our towns
For the orphans through war or life itself
For those who face loss
For the disabled challenged to get around
And now we ache
Just a little more
More compassionate we will be
Tasting these pieces of humanity
We will understand
And we ache
Just a little more
Then when we were free
– a.m. weinberg
as many begin to step out again, let us take the messages with us