AND And teaches us to say yes And allows us to be both - and And keeps us from either - or And teaches us to be patient and long suffering And is willing to wait for insight and integration And keeps us from dualistic thinking And does not divide the field
of the moment And helps us to live in the always imperfect now And keeps us inclusive and compassionate toward everything And demands that our contemplation become action And insists that our action is also contemplative And heals our racism, our sexism, heterosexism, and our classism And keeps us from the false choice
of liberal or conservative And allows us to critique both
sides of things And allows us to enjoy both
sides of things And is far beyond any one nation or political party And helps us face and accept our own dark
side And allows us to ask for forgiveness and to apologize And is the mystery
of paradox in all things And is the way
of mercy And makes daily,
practical love possible And does not trust love if it is not also justice And does not trust justice if it is not also love And is far beyond my religion versus your religion And allows us to be both distinct and yet united And is the
very Mystery
of Trinity
This area
of discussion is
very interesting and also touch on
practical issues such as transporting three kids across the back seat,
side impact protection provided by interior
of the car and the issue
of kids using electronic devices in the car.
«The flip
side of working on a
practical problem,» says Handa, «was that it was so
practical that I began to feel like the challenge wasn't there anymore, so I became
very bored.»