Sunday, June 27, 2010
Gay Pride Weekend in San Francisco!
At my advanced age, i think i understand many phobias and hates (at least i think I do to some degree), but the one i still have trouble getting clear on is "homophobia".
I simply don't understand how being gay is a threat to anyone who is not gay.
The fear we all should share is the fear of men and women hating each other so much that they go to war to kill or oppress others. But instead of fearing that, hating that, we seem to heartily embrace and celebrate it, and that sort of topsy-turvy behavior (hating when we should clearly be loving instead) bewilders me,and of course makes me very sad. Doesn't it make you sad too?
For reasons beyond my understanding, people HATE homosexuals. Even the people who espouse religions of Love find written "proof" to support their hatred, and the people who say Life matters get so rabid on the topic of homosexuality that they urge killing! I mean , where does this hatred get its power?
Is it fear of extinction? If too many men and women fall in love with each other, then no babies will be born and our species will die out? Well..come on...look around: no danger of that! Too many people having too many babies already are a more real threat to our survival on this planet than any number of gay men and women caring for each other, living together and choosing just the right curtains to go with that sofa!
SO WHAT"s the DEAL???
Where is this hatred coming from, truly?
I've an old pal who once told me that she believed that gay men and women were the most advanced souls on this planet, and that they know more about genuine love than the rest of us, and should therefore be revered as the prophets of our time: living together in peace and loving harmony matters more than having babies....sharing love means more than anything else. Sure, there's plenty of room for plenty of babies, but we must hold dear the men and women who choose not to have them, since there are so many other ways to support a healthy planet than to populate it.
Meanwhile, this weekend is Gay Pride Weekend in San Francisco, and two of our dearest and closest "family" are there to celebrate it. Both Peter and I wish we were there with them right now, but we will be this time next year, and I will remember sitting on this lovely sofa in Abingdon, watching the birds from a cool living room, writing this blog entry: we've a life to pack up, but we will be in San Francisco sooner than later!
Buried in this blog entry of bewilderment, is my quiet announcement that Peter and I will be leaving Abingdon at the end of this 2010 Barter Season, and moving our family and household to the CIty By The Bay! It's been our goal ever since leaving Manhattan 3 years ago, to get to the West Coast, but we truly wanted to spend more time at our beloved Barter before we made the final 'schlepp' out West, and so we have given Barter these several years and have loved it here, as we always do. But, it's time to move on, and get those West Coast dreams started!
I feel okay about letting this news out in my blog since other more official announcements have already been made to the important people at Barter and in the community, and Peter and I have had the chance to give this news to our dearest and closest friends here. No one is happy we are leaving but all seem happy that we are doing what makes us happy. And I can say the same: I am not happy about leaving here - i love it so very much for so many reasons - but I am also ecstatic about setting up our San Francisco life and getting started on making so many dreams a reality , including writing a book or two. Wouldn't it be awful if I was NOT sad about leaving here? It's better to love someplace so much that leaving it is a sad thing....which is not to say that that sadness cannot co-exist with a thrilling happiness at what is coming next....a full life is filled with such conflicting emotions, and like a powerful evening in the theatre - where one laughs and cries at the same moment in watching a good play - a good life must contain these strong contradictory emotional times! I treasure them.
MEANWHILE: we want to get rid of so much before we move next February! So, if anyone wants to buy a dining room set, a roll-top desk, lamps, side tables, artwork, objets d'arte, kitchen appliances,etc...let me know! The Baron-Yonka Store is open for business!
We will move to San Francisco with our baby grand piano and our king-sized mattress, our leather sofa and comfy arm chair, and some sheets, towels, plates and clothing! Hi-Ho, the freedom of moving on!
More soon...once again, I feel the urge to write coming back into my life and all I can say about that is YAY!
I simply don't understand how being gay is a threat to anyone who is not gay.
The fear we all should share is the fear of men and women hating each other so much that they go to war to kill or oppress others. But instead of fearing that, hating that, we seem to heartily embrace and celebrate it, and that sort of topsy-turvy behavior (hating when we should clearly be loving instead) bewilders me,and of course makes me very sad. Doesn't it make you sad too?
For reasons beyond my understanding, people HATE homosexuals. Even the people who espouse religions of Love find written "proof" to support their hatred, and the people who say Life matters get so rabid on the topic of homosexuality that they urge killing! I mean , where does this hatred get its power?
Is it fear of extinction? If too many men and women fall in love with each other, then no babies will be born and our species will die out? Well..come on...look around: no danger of that! Too many people having too many babies already are a more real threat to our survival on this planet than any number of gay men and women caring for each other, living together and choosing just the right curtains to go with that sofa!
SO WHAT"s the DEAL???
Where is this hatred coming from, truly?
I've an old pal who once told me that she believed that gay men and women were the most advanced souls on this planet, and that they know more about genuine love than the rest of us, and should therefore be revered as the prophets of our time: living together in peace and loving harmony matters more than having babies....sharing love means more than anything else. Sure, there's plenty of room for plenty of babies, but we must hold dear the men and women who choose not to have them, since there are so many other ways to support a healthy planet than to populate it.
Meanwhile, this weekend is Gay Pride Weekend in San Francisco, and two of our dearest and closest "family" are there to celebrate it. Both Peter and I wish we were there with them right now, but we will be this time next year, and I will remember sitting on this lovely sofa in Abingdon, watching the birds from a cool living room, writing this blog entry: we've a life to pack up, but we will be in San Francisco sooner than later!
Buried in this blog entry of bewilderment, is my quiet announcement that Peter and I will be leaving Abingdon at the end of this 2010 Barter Season, and moving our family and household to the CIty By The Bay! It's been our goal ever since leaving Manhattan 3 years ago, to get to the West Coast, but we truly wanted to spend more time at our beloved Barter before we made the final 'schlepp' out West, and so we have given Barter these several years and have loved it here, as we always do. But, it's time to move on, and get those West Coast dreams started!
I feel okay about letting this news out in my blog since other more official announcements have already been made to the important people at Barter and in the community, and Peter and I have had the chance to give this news to our dearest and closest friends here. No one is happy we are leaving but all seem happy that we are doing what makes us happy. And I can say the same: I am not happy about leaving here - i love it so very much for so many reasons - but I am also ecstatic about setting up our San Francisco life and getting started on making so many dreams a reality , including writing a book or two. Wouldn't it be awful if I was NOT sad about leaving here? It's better to love someplace so much that leaving it is a sad thing....which is not to say that that sadness cannot co-exist with a thrilling happiness at what is coming next....a full life is filled with such conflicting emotions, and like a powerful evening in the theatre - where one laughs and cries at the same moment in watching a good play - a good life must contain these strong contradictory emotional times! I treasure them.
MEANWHILE: we want to get rid of so much before we move next February! So, if anyone wants to buy a dining room set, a roll-top desk, lamps, side tables, artwork, objets d'arte, kitchen appliances,etc...let me know! The Baron-Yonka Store is open for business!
We will move to San Francisco with our baby grand piano and our king-sized mattress, our leather sofa and comfy arm chair, and some sheets, towels, plates and clothing! Hi-Ho, the freedom of moving on!
More soon...once again, I feel the urge to write coming back into my life and all I can say about that is YAY!
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