Nature :: Spirit — Kinship in a living world
When people are suffering and the world is burning, can we still enjoy nature? Are we allowed to appreciate beauty? A few lines from Rita Dove’s poem “Transit” send us into exploring the life and music of Alice Herz-Sommer, who played piano concerts in the concentration camp where she was imprisoned and who credited music with saving her life. Tough times are exactly when we need nature, and beauty in general, the most. Beauty, wherever you find it, is your lifeline—nourishment for the soul to strengthen you for the part that is yours to play in helping to create the world we will live in next.