Just to be is a blessing; just to live is holy.

From beCause » Blog Mon Feb 24 2014, 14:41:25

I am struck by the wisdom of these deceptively simple words by Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel who linked arms with Dr Martin Luther King Jr in the historic 1965 US civil rights march from Selma, Alabama.  They resonate profoundly for me personally and socially.  Six beloved members of my family died in just the last two months, reminding me again to be grateful for every moment as they each are sacred and we never know how many more we have.  For the same reason, I support people throughout the world who yearn "just to be" and "just to live" with greater freedom, dignity and security.  From efforts to end Stand Your Ground / Shoot First laws in the US, to... more

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