Are you married to a…?
I didn’t know that you were…
So, where are you on your…journey…?
I’m not.
I’m not.
Not on any particular journey as such.
Isn’t that the point?
Slowing down
attending
sharing in
taking in
understanding
enjoying
and
respecting
Healthily
and
curiously inquiring
with the goal of
learning
Never scorning
Simply communicating
celebrating and rejoicing
in
our commonalities
acknowledging the discrepancies
and tolerating possible points of disagreement
Would it not be a fine achievement
to treat them
as matters to discuss
and debate
while in no way being hateful?
Appreciating
each other’s customs
norms
values
and rituals
instead of making
ignorance
suspicion
and division
habitual
AN FRAOCH 