Exquisite writing, Mo. Thank you. I come to your musing having just finished reading The Overstory by Richard Powers. So much to think about. Are lines a good thing to draw? Who draws the lines? Does being connected and inclusive repel some? What I s loosely connected? It is complex. Lots of grey area.
'Whatever we decide to designate as “not ourselves” could, in other circumstances, be close kin.' Thank you for these profound ponderings, oozing with life and all its complexity. It unfurls 'me'.
So much to ponder. I love that you're sending me (and the rest of us) your time in the sun. I agree that we are far more connected than modern thought can see. And at the same time, we may need, as humans, to be arranged in smaller communities. Yes/And. We'd really like a simple answer, a rule or law that would apply everywhere, but it's much more complex and fluid than that. Life is a process in all ways.
As an interesting note, Whoopi Goldberg's part was originally written for Bette Midler but she turned it down.
Great piece Mo. thank you
Exquisite writing, Mo. Thank you. I come to your musing having just finished reading The Overstory by Richard Powers. So much to think about. Are lines a good thing to draw? Who draws the lines? Does being connected and inclusive repel some? What I s loosely connected? It is complex. Lots of grey area.
Beautiful musings, Mo.
'Whatever we decide to designate as “not ourselves” could, in other circumstances, be close kin.' Thank you for these profound ponderings, oozing with life and all its complexity. It unfurls 'me'.
So much to ponder. I love that you're sending me (and the rest of us) your time in the sun. I agree that we are far more connected than modern thought can see. And at the same time, we may need, as humans, to be arranged in smaller communities. Yes/And. We'd really like a simple answer, a rule or law that would apply everywhere, but it's much more complex and fluid than that. Life is a process in all ways.
As an interesting note, Whoopi Goldberg's part was originally written for Bette Midler but she turned it down.