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9/6/2020 1:49:57 AM

Something To Work Towards

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“All of us need something to work towards—to claw our way to, if necessary—to crawl on our bellies to, through mud and across stones, in order to touch and understand a mere part of it.”

--Harriet Scott Chessman--
Lydia Cassett, READING THE MORNING PAPER

 

"To not share our gifts is to go against nature...

to betray the purpose of being human.

We are here to share our thoughts, our feelings, our food,

our wealth, our love, and our creations...

Our brains and bodies evolved to interact and collaborate in complex ways

with other brains and bodies;

...to resist such interactions and collaborations

will make us unhappy and unwell."
Todd Walton
http://underthetablebooks.com/blog/archives/date/2017/05

"Talking to yourself can be useful. And writing means being overheard."
--Zadie Smith--

ahh...but as Thomas Mann said,

"Speech is civilization itself.
The word, even the most contradictory word, preserves contact
-- it is silence which isolates.

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4 Responses to Something To Work Towards

I certainly enjoyed that. A photo essay, to accompany a prose poem. And I agree, although I'd like to let the cat to the clawing. I'll go with the mud and stones, if I have to choose. ;) Thanks, Diane.

Posted by Mark Foote · via dianepoolfineart.com · 73 months ago

Probably because I've not yet finished my morning coffee but, for a moment, your humor about cats threw me! The befuddlement has cleared now and I'm smiling, gratified that you appreciated the photo essay. As always, thank you for simply 'being there' with me.

Posted by Diane Pool · via dianepoolfineart.com · 73 months ago

Diane: When we were in Cosa Rica and involved with "Peace House" there, I was asked to help entertain about eight refugee Nicaraguan children, similar ages to those in your photos. I got them to fashion bamboo pens and got them going with a couple calligraphy hands. The great difficulty: language.

Posted by Phil Gagnon · via dianepoolfineart.com · 72 months ago

Exactly. Languages are simply 'not my talent' but I am, at this late date, determined to learn this one. So much more is possible when able to communicate with nuances that grunts and hand signs just can't convey. Will make a post very soon about the three afternoons (one today, in less than an hour) spent with Monica, 13, who cannot read or write. We are starting simple: in the process of baking our afternoon snack, we write the recipe in both of our languages, side-by-side, English and Bisaya. Slow but delicious.

Posted by Diane Pool · via dianepoolfineart.com · 72 months ago

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