The world is not comprehensible but it is embraceable
Through the embracing of one of its beings, wrote Martin
The thing about I-Thou is that it’s eternal
“Love is stronger than death” wrote Solomon
“Love is stronger than death” wrote Solomon
“Once you have found her, never let her go.” wrote Oscar
Some random morning, I saw a stranger across a day room of psych hall B-3
Some enchanted bashert morning, she saw a stranger across a day room of psych hall B3
No, we didn’t know, didn’t know even then
Because she was a patient and I was a chaplain
This miraculous I-Thou, anomalous but destined.
Incredulous that in this place, we’d found our dearest friend.
“Who can explain it? Who can tell you why?
Fools give you reasons. Wise men never try”, wrote Oscar
“Always listen to your heart and speak your truth”, wrote Leslie.
The thing about I-Thou is that it’s eternal.
Once you have found it, never let it go.
Mosaics by Gila Ruskin
Citations:
Martin Buber in “To Hallow this Life: An Anthology” 1958
Solomon in Song of Songs 965 BCE
Oscar Hammerstein from South Pacific 1949
Leslie Kassal in her living will 2011
