”Have you noticed that music and art are already filling the emotional gaps left by the absence of direct human contact?
…The most relevant unit of society at the moment is the entire human family.”
I wonder if there will be an enduring shift in consciousness after all this. All those tribal us-them stories don’t seem quite as germane right now. The most relevant unit of society at the moment is the entire human family.
All those burn-it-down/destroy-the-system/anti-establishment tirades ring a little hollow, too. It’s not the angry outsiders who are protecting us right now, it’s the Establishment.
The whole culture of autonomy seems immature, too: I’m free to be myself! The people who are out there doing their own thing are at Spring Break threatening the lives of the most vulnerable around them.
We’ll need a great reset when this is all over. We need to start planning a great social festival and ask the obvious questions: Why did we tolerate so much social division before? Why didn’t we cultivate stronger social bonds when we had the chance?
source:
Screw This Virus! – We had to be set apart in order to feel together. Washington Post, March 19, 2020
David Brooks, journalist
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Wonderful and inspiring post, thank your for sharing, Doug. The world now becomes really “small” because of sympathy and tenderness for each other – something “the globalization” hasn’t achieved. Even though we were free to travel all around, something essential always was missing. now crisis becomes a chance and here andnow it’s up to us, to give the best we have: love and a kind heart.
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So perfectly put Susanne! You might also like the next post I reblog as well. It says very much what you are saying! Be happy and be safe! – Douglas
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Reblogged this on M o o r e z a r t.
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This is a wonderful, uplifting and encouraging post! Thank You so much – Hero Husband and I are very much into music, we actually met through a church choir and are married 22years TODAY.
Viva la musica! Keep safe and healthy all of you.
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You too Kiki – Abundant blessings to you and yours!
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It’s an incredible time for artists, especially for the ones who love creating art from home.
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Amen!
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it’s an amazing time in many ways. so many things emerge from this, good and bad. hopefully more good than bad.
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I’m thinking and feeling exactly the same about it. The depth and rapidity reminds me of the 60’s.
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