Sorrow is how we learn to love.
—Rita Mae Brown, Riding Shotgun
If sorrow is how we learn to love,
then let us learn.
Already enough sorrow’s been sown
for whole continents to erupt
into astonishing tenderness.
Let us learn. Let compassion grow rampant,
like sunflowers along the highway.
Let each act of kindness replant itself
into acres and acres of widespread devotion.
Let us choose love as if our lives depend on it.
The sorrow is great. Let us learn to love greater—
riotous love, expansive love,
love so rooted, so common
we almost forget
the world could look any other way.
You have outlined a wise and compassionate way to live. So much this: “Let us choose love as if our lives depend on it.” Because they do, more than we might know. Thank you, Rosemerry, for steering our sorrowful hearts in the direction of healing love. 💜
ohhhhhh, this time. so heartbreaking in so many ways. May we choose love again and again.
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