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Quote #1229 - #TheSecret of #TheLand
16 Mar, 2026
THE SECRET OF THE LAND
"Here is the Secret: There are those among you who held fast to the land; suffering for it just as others among you suffered in Exile. Only when you understand that you both belong here, have always belonged here, will you begin to heal the scars inflicted by your warring sons.... You must take one another's hands now--there is no time to lose--and begin to make amends to one other. Be humble, be kind, ask forgiveness, and walk together into a new tomorrow, where you and your children can live side by side once more."
Lynne Robinson
THE LAND
We suffer holding on.
We suffer letting go.
As long as we see each other as enemies,
as long as we are at war,
as long as we think one must lose
so the other can win,
we suffer.
I can't believe we are here again,
another insane, unnecessary war
in the Middle East of all places, again,
with so many people dying,
starving,
at risk,
lost.
It tears me to pieces,
especially when so many of us see another way,
try to work and struggle and create
another way,
and still the way of the warmongers and profiteers
holds sway.
Working on this provocative play
for a reading next Monday (3/23) -
if you're in the NYC area and want more info,
please reach out to me for details.
The Palestinian Israeli Amirah
and the Jewish Israeli Tamara
try to find another way
guided by the Shekinah.
The reading will be followed by a moderated conversation
about the Middle East, women, and art.
Art shows us how the world could be painted, sung,
danced, brought forth
in all its potential hues and shades of colors,
instead of crushed
by the black and white of win/lose warfare.
And women ... life-givers, child-carriers and caretakers ...
if women were the negotiators ...
what a different land it might be.
Shellen Lubin
March 16, 2026
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