Most people agree that the last couple of years have been difficult. 2016 has been made even less palatable by the run up to the election, and all of us are sick to death of hearing certain names, certain voices, certain attitudes. I ran across a Madeleine L’Engle quote the other day which just resonated so much with me, and which is giving me a direction to look to in preparation for the new year (as I attempt to ignore The Plague presently consuming me):
“The first people a dictator puts in jail after a coup are the writers, the teachers, the librarians — because these people are dangerous. They have enough vocabulary to recognize injustice and to speak out loudly about it. Let us have the courage to go on being dangerous people.” – Dare To Be Creative, Madeleine L’Engle
I’m not always the most articulate, but you can rarely find me without a book in hand, or in a convenient arm’s reach in my purse. Couldn’t bring a stack of library books out of the country, so I have my trusty (elderly) electronic option. Here’s hoping that I’ll go on being dangerous.
dangerous
the camel’s last straw,
the Lego that makes you limp
a fierce catalyst
freedom
between these covers
lies in wait the wealth of minds
read wide and deeply