“What can we do to help the world heal?”, was a question asked to me by a radio show host, before she informed me that Tom Petty had died. It’s too hard for me to describe how I felt yesterday and today, overwhelmed by so much sad news and grateful for the physical/emotional/mental numbness I’m feeling due to influenza. I will say that I feel like an era, or a particular form of existence has died. I’m not sure if this is simply specific to my life, or if this is indicative to how most people right now. After all, such heart-breaking events affect everyone (hurricanes, a massacre, the death of a music legend), no matter where they reside. Inevitably we must all now face uncomfortable change, as it always follows death. I agree with the radio host that now is a time for healing, something that must also occur after devastation. What choice do we have after continuously experiencing tragedy after tragedy these past few weeks? We are now looking at life through new eyes, no longer able to uphold the belief that our world is a safe place. I’ve known for a long time, that our world can be dangerous at times; however, I continued to gaze at the world as if I was still a child, forever playing hide and seek, until yesterday. This realization, that I’m a full-fledged adult who is required to see, think, and act like an adult, is daunting to me. Maybe that’s the beginning of my healing, which is really what this blog is all about. How do we help the world heal after death and devastation? It’s hard for me to answer this question, although logic will tell us that there is an answer to every question, even if that answer is “I don’t know.” Part of me does know, that healing is listening intently to ourselves and others. Part of me knows that healing requires us to lovingly let go of what was lost. I also know that we people have to move on from these tragedies. To help us heal, I close with lyrics from a Tom Petty song. I also want to dedicate this blog to Tom Petty, his loving memory, and his influence on my life for as long as I can remember. I also send my sincerest sympathies to everyone that was hurt by the hurricanes and yesterday’s massacre. What can we do to help each other heal? "Time To Move On" It's time to move on, time to get going What lies ahead, I have no way of knowing But under my feet, baby, grass is growing It's time to move on, it's time to get going Broken skyline, movin' through the airport She's an honest defector Conscientious objector Now her own protector Broken skyline, which way to love land Which way to something better Which way to forgiveness Which way do I go Time to move on, time to get going What lies ahead, I have no way of knowing But under my feet, baby, grass is growing It's time to move on, it's time to get going Sometime later, getting the words wrong Wasting the meaning and losing the rhyme Nauseous adrenaline Like breakin' up a dogfight Like a deer in the headlights Frozen in real time I'm losing my mind It's time to move on, time to get going What lies ahead, I have no way of knowing But under my feet, baby, grass is growing It's time to move on, it's time to get going
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