In the dark times, we must sing
In dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will be singing. About the dark times. from “Motto” by Bertolt Brecht We are in dark times. Though I cannot sing (in tune), I can write and I do write, so that is what I am doing in these dark times. Writing about these dark times. The world is witnessing the beginning of Year Three of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. With 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed so far and countless civilians dead or maimed, I wonder how much worse it can get. Of course, actually, the world has already gotten a whole lot worse with the October 7 invasion of Israel by Hamas last year. A stark and bloody reminder that dark times can always get darker. How to survive? For those fortunate enough by happenstance of birth to be nowhere close to those two conflicts (only two of 80 in the world today according to the Geneva Academy ), I believe it’s important to be aware of the magnitude, to witness the horror, to hold the victims in our heart, and to keep hope aliv