Comments on: build a ladder to the stars

By: JuliaKB

JuliaKB — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:15:00 +0000

And let others do for you.

A couple of years ago our then chief rabbi gave a High Holidays sermon on essentially this point. It was a great sermon, and it was truly enlightening to me, for I was the kind of person who would rather not bother others or let them see me vulnerable. I think that sermon has a place in the history of why and how I came to be able to accept help, and even ask for it when A died and I needed all the help I could get.

By: Aliki

Aliki — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:54:59 +0000

Very well said–this went straight to my heart.

By: mamatulip

mamatulip — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:56:03 +0000

This post has me weeping, seriously…you are such a beautiful writer. Your words are so easy to read and they touch my heart in such simple yet profound ways.

Thank you.

By: De

De — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:07:07 +0000

Amen. You brought tears to my eyes.

By: Sae

Sae — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:06:54 +0000

I love that song, bon. I don’t know if they ended up playing it, but mum choose it to be played at Thomas’ baptism. A wonderful choice, and it will be used for ours, when that day comes.

By: Seattle mamacita

Seattle mamacita — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 03:54:41 +0000

love this post my father in law is the biggest bob fan i know and this is one of those songs that i just love to hear again and again.

By: niobe

niobe — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 23:01:35 +0000

Funny you should pick this. I recently heard someone read the lyrics to this song at his son’s bar mitzvah, saying, like you, that they summed up what he wanted for his child.

And the soundtrack to my childhood also includes my mother’s Joan Baez records (records? the word seems to come from some faraway time and place).

By: Redneck Mommy

Redneck Mommy — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:35:49 +0000

So well said Bon. I envy your talent with words. You have a way of reaching into my brain and articulating what I wish I could say, yet have not.

Thank you. Once again. And good choice. I loved Theodora’s post.

By: island_journalist

island_journalist — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:33:59 +0000

Beautiful post. Thank you. I still have hope, too, that grows stronger when I read a post like this one.

By: e

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:20:35 +0000

But, seperate thought, it’s always worth the trying, and the bold and the strong who can turn that other cheek back around to see their neighbour and show their kids love and respect for everyone make the world a better home for us all.