Howard Zinn – Hopeful To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in … Read more →
Alive Inside – Documentary Film – Music Awakens, Brings Hope… “Alive Inside” is a documentary that I’m looking forward to seeing. In the trailer, we watch as Henry, a resident in a nursing home, is enlivened by listening to his favorite kind of music through headphones. His transformation is incredible. … Read more →
Remake the World – Jimmy Cliff (You may say that I’m a dreamer…) Too many people are suffering Too many people are sad Too little people got everything While too many people got nothing Remake the world With love and happiness Remake the world Put your conscience to the test Remake the world … Read more →
Poem Without A Title by Charles Simic I say to the lead Why did you let yourself Be cast into a bullet? Have you forgotten the alchemists? Have you given up hope In turning into gold? Nobody answers. Lead. Bullet. With names Such as these The sleep … Read more →