March on SummerfestUpdating the Breaking The Silence web page tonight I thought how easily my ‘work’ involves a smooth transition between the kitchen, the garden, being of service to those who need a ride, to working for nonviolent action for social change. All four of these actions seem to merge together in my life, which is a source of joy and of a paradox.
As we were on the Breaking The Silence March on Summerfest the other day a man going to Summerfest said to me “Find something to do”. I am not sure what my response, if any, was but I wished I would have said: “I have work. It is ‘Breaking the Silence’ — the silence that allows violence, war, greed and militarization to control our lives.” I guess he did not see our nonviolent action as work. I doubt if others would see my cooking, driving persons in need, and gardening as work also.
Today my dear wife had a day off from work. She read, did some things on the computer, went for a walk and out to dinner with some friends. As I was doing my work today, cleaning out the sun room, putting pictures on the web of the nonviolent action yesterday and working in the garden I wondered when my day off was. I realized I do not need a day off, for every day of my work, which I get to decide, is a day off and a day on. Having work that gives you 365 days off a year is good work if you can find it.
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