Thanks, Paul. The cumulative misery and apprehension feel worse to me now than ever. But I remember the 10 days of the Cuban Missile Crisis, wherein we were walking around thinking that the world would be coming to an end. It seemed scarier to me in its intensity. But, clearly, we all process our fears in different ways, Our times are ominous and awful enough, to be sure.
We so want our children to be successful. Yet, as the poet notes, they will (or will not) invent their own success. And I appreciate your giving recognition to the frightening reality of the fragility of our lives. What a delicate balance to appreciate the joyful wonder those two kiddies provide you while holding how in a flash lives can tumble apart. Like Paul Fine, the Cuban Missile crisis was one of the most scary weeks that left a forever scar.
So many people are suffering and afraid for their lives right now. This is probably of a magnitude of threat comparable to (in my life time) the Cuban Missile crisis. Thank you for thinking of the children. I believe that they are what matters most.
Thanks, Paul. The cumulative misery and apprehension feel worse to me now than ever. But I remember the 10 days of the Cuban Missile Crisis, wherein we were walking around thinking that the world would be coming to an end. It seemed scarier to me in its intensity. But, clearly, we all process our fears in different ways, Our times are ominous and awful enough, to be sure.
Thank you, Joe, for putting out lives and the lives of children in perspective during these challenging times.
We so want our children to be successful. Yet, as the poet notes, they will (or will not) invent their own success. And I appreciate your giving recognition to the frightening reality of the fragility of our lives. What a delicate balance to appreciate the joyful wonder those two kiddies provide you while holding how in a flash lives can tumble apart. Like Paul Fine, the Cuban Missile crisis was one of the most scary weeks that left a forever scar.
So many people are suffering and afraid for their lives right now. This is probably of a magnitude of threat comparable to (in my life time) the Cuban Missile crisis. Thank you for thinking of the children. I believe that they are what matters most.