by nu2ns | Dec 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
Peace on Earth as the principal message of the Christmas story is something I’ve been reflecting on in recent posts through in comments through the reflections on the Oratorio Song-Cycle ‘One Way’. ‘I Hear the Bells on Christmas Day’ is...
by nu2ns | Dec 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
It was quite a moving moment when a giant bundle of rainbow coloured balloons was released, tethered to a ribbon that was 28 feet (8.5 meters), to show how high a bundle of balloons, symbolizing peace, would need to be raised to be seen on the far side of the Barrier...
by nu2ns | Dec 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
It often seems so crystal clear that, perhaps, the most important teaching of all time are these three simple words. Considering that the middle word is simply a ‘function’, that seems to leave us with some sort of a divine message from another planet,...
by nu2ns | Dec 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
Christmas songs with calypso rhythms are a precious part of our musical traditions. Because of the celebration of the birth in our nativity story from long ago, we sometimes skip over emotionally the painful aspects of ‘no room at the inn’. This...
by nu2ns | Dec 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
One of the most beautiful things in life is the sound of a mother singing to a little babe. Lullabies around the world and in every culture and within every family so blessed, there are gentle songs to sing to newborns, and what a wonderful sound it is, no matter the...
by nu2ns | Dec 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
The tourists depart from their bus and are eagerly greeted by the youth. With courage on both sides of this arrangement, hope abounds. Common Ground (Youth:) Welcome, welcome to this land Down this lane we live You are here as witnesses We are here to give Something...
by nu2ns | Dec 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
The tourists are a little fearful of departing their bus, that has been surrounded by the youth, who are eagerly busking their olive spread. One of the travellers encourage them with this song. It features as soloist, Leslie Powers, who is blessed with a wonderful,...
by nu2ns | Dec 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
It is sometimes wisely noted that the opposite to the word ‘love’ is note ‘hate’, but is ‘fear’. It’s out of fear that hate can develop, or greed, or jealousy, or a whole bunch of dark emotions and often harmful actions. This...
by nu2ns | Dec 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
One of the miraculous things about children and youth is that they often believe that great things will become of their ideas. “Why not? What’s there to stop it?”, they’ll say. So it is with the youth in our story. They so yearn for peace....
by nu2ns | Dec 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
I suppose that we’re all a bit hesitant in taking a wrong turn in life that happens to be one way in the wrong way. Hesitation is often a good thing. It gives us a chance at a second assessment. Unfortunately however, it can deny us of experiences that on...
