UPDATE ON MR. LE (pronouned ‘lay’)
Our old Vietnamese gentleman, as he turned out to be, is still living next
to Depot Road. Team Le is actively working to find solutions for him.
Finding translators, as we did so easily, due to an outpouring of support from
many of you and from our Vietnamese community in Gainesville, wasn’t the
solution, since Mr. Le’s inability to speak is medical. We have a whole team
of people working to find solutions for him. Among other strategies, his
picture is circulating throughout the Vietnamese community to see if anyone
recognizes him. I’ll keep you posted.
MIDWINTER FESTIVALS OF LIGHT
I believe them all to be sacred, and to have many meanings. Last weekend I
had a profound experience, in this regard. For the first time, I saw the 1969
movie “Midnight Cowboy.” This may not seem to be a sacred or festive topic, but
it is. For those of you who have never seen this movie, it is about a destitute
male hustler (Jon Voigt) and a dying thief (Dustin Hoffman) who live together in
an abandoned building in New York City, and take care of one another. It is a
story about love and the essence of family. It was so important to me because
it showed forth in full what I have only glimpsed, among people who, even in the
homeless community, are often thought of as ‘the dregs of society.’ I think it
has something to do with all the masks falling away. When there are no more
pretentions, when everything is gone, what is left, is love. This is what we’re
celebrating.
Happy holidays to everyone!
arupa
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