December 25-27 2023 – Deep roots
December 21
From this point onward
Darkness will decrease
And the light will increase.
Not because I made a decision
Or that this is my heart’s desire
It is simply the way of the earth and the sun.
They have been here long before me.
– Matan Porat
English Translation: Aliza Raz-Melzer
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In these stormy, turbulent times we face, I find solace in the field. The simple renewal of nature and growth, completely indifferent to human chaos, calms me. And I try to learn from Mother Nature. I look at the plants that cling to the earth with healthy, branching roots, and I recall my own strong roots embedded in the soil of this country and the life upon it. So, this week: a reflection on roots…