“If we do not transform our pain, we will most assuredly transmit it.” -Richard Rohr
What an extraordinary Veterans Artist Night we had last night!
Thank you to everyone who came out, and especially to the artists who so generously shared their work and their stories.
Nearly 3,000 years ago, Homer told the story of a veteran trying to find his way home. Along the way, Odysseus finds a community willing to listen to his story.
In his book Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging, Sebastian Junger reminds us that our veterans still need that. A community willing to listen. Not necessarily to offer advice or try to fix anything. Just to listen.
Why?
Because telling our stories can change us.
And hearing someone else’s story can change us, too.
That’s one of the great gifts of theatre.
It gives us a place to tell our stories. As well as a place to hear them.
Happy Veterans Day to all our Veterans. Thank you for your service to our country. We are all deeply grateful.
