It is very challenging to maintain equanimity in a world where starving people coexist with conspicuous consumption.
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Beautiful chants tonight. Closed my eyes and felt so connected. Namaste.
- The fawlty Towers episode you are referring to is "The Germans," which happens to be one of my favorite episodes. It is full of very pointed and poignant satire, focused on shining a light on an obsolete mindset.My favorite Fawlty Towers episode is "Kipper and the Corpse," which explores the inconvenient aspects of death – while the hotel is trying to maintain its business decorum. Who to blame…Sound familiar?!
“Deep in my heart I do believe” that this “massive experience” is uniting us. There are some who do not want “whites” and “blacks” to unite because when that happens there will be no stopping us in forging ahead to accomplish a time where there will not be two standards for “people of color” and white or for rich and for poor. May this be the “someday” that “we shall overcome; We’ll walk hand in hand; we shall live in peace.” (Charles Albert Tindley, Pete Seeger)
I remember at first being offended by “All in the Family.” It was politically incorrect. But as I watched it I realized it was mirroring our society and hopefully opening people’s eyes to the ignorance of prejudice and those who believed “white privilege” was a given.
I know how much I have been “enlightened” by people who “let their light shine.” I am naturally attracted to people who own their dignity and know its source.
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