"Part of the job of being human is just to try to spread light,

[George McGovern]

at whatever level you can do it."
singer/songwriter
Bruce Cockburn

[LoisB]

1. This is so true. Wouldn't humanity be so much more humane if we all did this or even tried?

[George McGovern]

4. Would't it though Lois! Thank You!!

[OldBaldy1701E]

8. Of course, conversely, wouldn't humanity be so much more if humans would listen to those of us who have been trying?

[LoisB]

9. Absolutely!

[nuxvomica]

2. That's sort of the message of McCarthy's novel, "The Road"

Despite the utter hopelessness of the post-Apocalyptic setting, the unnamed man and boy continue to struggle for survival. What drives the man is protecting the boy and keeping him from seeing the horrors the man encounters, because the boy is "the keeper of the light," innocent and caring, the last glowing ember of human charity, and that must be preserved.

[George McGovern]

5. On your say-so I just ordered a copy from amazon. Most interested to read it. Thanks nuxvomica!!

"McCarthy transforms what could have been a ludicrous story into a tense psychological drama about a man living on the edge of sanity. It is remarkable for its acuity, empathy, and insight."
Sebastian Shakespeare

[applegrove]

3. Bruce Cockburn gave a lecture on his trip to Mozambique

back in the 80s. Fighting for peace there. He is a very caring person.

[George McGovern]

6. apple grove -- how could you have known Bruce is one of my very top favorite artists since and for ever! Thanks!!!

Do you have any of his tunes? Here's a good one:
"Last Night of The World" from the 1999 album "Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu"

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[applegrove]

7. I forget what he played at the lecture. We had a pianist play one of Bruce's songs

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at my older brothers funeral "Wondering Where The Lions Are". It is a song about eternity. It was fitting and lovely melody. I never follow the words anyhow.

One of my favorite paintings is Horse and Train by Alex Colville which was on the cover of one of Bruce's albums. That painting was based on a poem about fighting Nazis someone told me.

Don't know more than a few of his most popular songs. He's from Ottawa as am I.