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Tue, 16 Nov 2004
That thing with feathers
A friend writes:
After reflecting on the passing of Nancy Gewirtz today, I
happened to receive an email with a quote that matched my reflection
of her. For me, it demonstrates the moral courage and relentless
pursuit of Nancy for a fairer Rhode Island and America. She crafted a
vision of justice, asked partners and allies to join her, sacrificed
and worked as hard as can be imagined and, finally, showed the
absolute courage of holding on to her beliefs in the great moments of
their testing. Let us continue her vision, her sacrifices, her
courage. -matthew jerzyk
"Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Either, we have
hope within us or we don't; it is a dimension of the soul, and it's
not essentially dependent on some particular observation of the world
or estimate of the situation. Hope is an orientation of the spirit,
an orientation of the heart; it transcends the world that is
immediately experienced, and is anchored somewhere beyond its
horizons...
Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that
things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that
are obviously heading for success, but rather, an ability to work for
something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to
succeed." - Vaclav Havel in 1986 (later to become President of
the Czech Republic)
Frankly, there are those of us who feel that it is a darn good
thing that hope is not dependent on some particular observation of the
world. Else where would reformers be found?
See here for Nancy's legacy.
17:09 - 16 Nov 2004 [/m0411]
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