Thank You
The more I live, a little over 50 years, the more I am
boondoogled, dismayed, broken and built up, discouraged to the point of wishing
I’d never been born, left decrying America land of the free, suffused with
gratitude, speechless at the kindness of strangers, the common heart that beats
within all of us, the evil that resides in all of us, the sense that it is
gonna take years for things to change, and wishing that things would stay the
same, all the time and forever.
This year I have seen death, not just death but
disappointment, people I thought I could trust turn against me, claim they
never knew me—and people who never knew me give of themselves in abundance, the
least of these, without any means, turn around and love me.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
You know who you are, all of the above.
And, especially Aunt Jean, whose benevolence to us all was
exhibited in her stories and kind deeds.
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Jean Merrill, author of The
Pushcart War
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Her books embrace themes she was passionate about: the struggle of
little people over larger powers, the need to preserve the world around
us, and the virtue of non-conformity. These ideas resonate with children
and The Pushcart War is still used in fifth and sixth grade classrooms
around the world. It is considered a landmark children’s book of the
20th century.
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