To my granddaughters who
visited the Holocaust
Museum on the day of the burial of Yitzhak Rabin
Museum on the day of the burial of Yitzhak Rabin
Now you know the worst
we humans have to know
about ourselves, and I am sorry,
we humans have to know
about ourselves, and I am sorry,
for I know that you will be
afraid.
To those of our bodies given
without pity to be burned, I know
To those of our bodies given
without pity to be burned, I know
there is no answer
but loving one another,
even our enemies, and this is hard.
but loving one another,
even our enemies, and this is hard.
But remember:
when a man of war becomes a man of peace,
he gives a light, divine
when a man of war becomes a man of peace,
he gives a light, divine
though it is also
human.
When a man of peace is killed
by a man of war, he gives a light.
When a man of peace is killed
by a man of war, he gives a light.
You do not have to walk in
darkness.
If you will have the courage for love,
you may walk in light. It will be
If you will have the courage for love,
you may walk in light. It will be
the light of those who have
suffered
for peace. It will be
your light.
for peace. It will be
your light.
~ Wendell Berry
~
(A Timbered
Choir)
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