I just read an article in THE NEW YORKER, which was an offbeat way of looking at liberalism in a time when I do not feel hopeful about the politics, the love of a bully pulpit, the wars, the lies, the idea of putting people in cages, discussions of the Reich and vermin. At the end of the article it says," a common thread.... there is an aversion to fantaticism, a will toward the coexistence of different kinds and creeds, a readiness for reform, a belief in public criticism of power without penalty, and perhaps, above all, a knowledge that institutions of civic peace are much harder to build than to destroy, being immeasurably more fragile than their complacent inheritors imagine. These values persist, no matter how evil the moment may become, and by whatever name we choose to whisper in the dark."
My whispering words: decency, integrity, equality, openess, fairness; heterogenity; curiosty; peace; dreams of a kinder, gentler world. #Webuildbridgeswedismantlewalls
Amen today, tomorrow, always!
No comments:
Post a Comment