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Doing What We Can
I feel small today,sitting in the presence of Eboo Pateland a panel of volunteer participants,who have, it seems,done more to advance the cause of world peaceby the age of 30,than I will in my lifetime. But then I remind myselfof… Continue reading
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My Workplace
In my workplacewe toil wielding tools of peace, stories of reconciliation, psalms of confidence and comfort, women and men of courage and commitment. Why, then,when this has been my life's dream,do I feel so utterly mismatchedto the… Continue reading
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This House of Labor
I run toward the doorwaythat leads back into the roomI just tried to leave. In this house of labor,every exit is a return. Surely somewherewaits a yard meant for play? Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights… Continue reading
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At MacDonald’s
As I eat a cheeseburger and friesat my local MacDonald's,an employee works on all fours,equipped with a bucket, two ragsand a folded piece of cardboard to protect her knees. Like me, she's in midlife.And I, as I slowly chew my… Continue reading