Imagine

Imagine Imagine with me for a moment—don’t worry, I’m not saying it’s real. Imagine, if you can, that there has been not a calamity, but a great awakening.P retend, just for a moment, that we all so loved our threatened earth that we stopped going on cruises, limited international flights, worked on cherishing the places where we already are.<br>In this pretty fantasy, everyone who possibly can stops commuting. Spends the extra time with their kids or pets or garden. We have the revelation that everyone needs health care, sick leave, steady work. It occurs to us that health care workers are heroes. Also teachers. Not to mention the artists of all kinds who teach us resilience and joy. Imagine, if you will, that we turned to our neighbors in mutual aid, trading eggs for milk, checking in on those who are elderly or alone. Imagine each of us felt suddenly called to wonder In this moment, what does the world need from me? What are my gifts? Yes, I know it’s just a fantasy. The world could never change so radically overnight. But imagine. Lynn Ungar 3-20-20