Thanks so much for recommending this film, Mike. I started to watch it, and found the personal stories invaluable. But then, when the narrative started to replay the "greatest hits" from the last year I had to stop. It was bad enough living through it the first time. I'm one of those empaths you wrote about. But I will watch the whole thing. Interestingly, even Palestinians themselves now are encouraging the rest of us to rest, to take a break from the carnage.
Aw. Thank you. That felt like a hug across the Atlantic. I finished it this afternoon. It was brilliant and as difficult as I expected. But thank you for nudging me to finish it. Found some great food for future essays, which I swear I will get back to writing someday....
The truth no matter how ugly, needs to be seen. That's the only way we can hope to bring an end to this before it turns into a multi-front war.
I must say, I think it's to late in the game to stop it.
The people are still resisting. They haven't given up. We can't either. But I understand and sympathize enormously with the feeling.
I long for the day China announces it's rebuilding Gaza in one year.
Wouldn't surprise me in the slightest. I'll throw a party. You're all invited.
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Thanks so much for recommending this film, Mike. I started to watch it, and found the personal stories invaluable. But then, when the narrative started to replay the "greatest hits" from the last year I had to stop. It was bad enough living through it the first time. I'm one of those empaths you wrote about. But I will watch the whole thing. Interestingly, even Palestinians themselves now are encouraging the rest of us to rest, to take a break from the carnage.
I thought of you most when writing that line.
Aw. Thank you. That felt like a hug across the Atlantic. I finished it this afternoon. It was brilliant and as difficult as I expected. But thank you for nudging me to finish it. Found some great food for future essays, which I swear I will get back to writing someday....
I'm confident you will.
Yes, taking a break is critical in a world of constant information, dis and mis much of the time.