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In reply to the discussion: I think I'm pretty much done with politics.... [View all]Hekate
(90,644 posts)We're close in age, and I understand your point of view, I think. You are making rational choices for yourself, which is not the same as "giving up." Oliver Sacks' op-ed, cited above, says he's detaching from the parts of the world (politics, wars overseas) that are a part of the future that is for others to have.
It's not my place to weep over this thread, though after reading through it I am all tears, but I am so sorry this has landed on you.
15 years ago I was in a period of intense emotional suffering, and my husband gave me the following to recite, a very shortened version of one of the great prayers of Buddhism:
May I be happy
May I be peaceful
May I be free from suffering
This is all I have to give you. May it be of some use, a point of light.
Hekate