"Beauty calls, even, and especially when people are hurting. Our individual ways of showing up against the worst impulses of humankind reflect our best answers to the call of beauty over darkness or violence. "
Love this! It makes me think, too, of how artists often transform pain into art--creating meaning where there appeared to be none.
thank you. feeling especially complicit about Gaza - and the phrase about beauty calling is an invitation to learn something, see something, do something new.
"Beauty calls, even, and especially when people are hurting. Our individual ways of showing up against the worst impulses of humankind reflect our best answers to the call of beauty over darkness or violence. "
Love this! It makes me think, too, of how artists often transform pain into art--creating meaning where there appeared to be none.
If we are all artists - and I believe we are - just imagine the pain transformation forces we muster! One day at a time, of course...
thank you. feeling especially complicit about Gaza - and the phrase about beauty calling is an invitation to learn something, see something, do something new.