Cuba: May the World and Universe Return Your Compassion

  It is tempting to forget how cautious we must remain, even in the face of “good” news. Growing up in a peasant household it was normal to hear from parents: “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch!”  Or, don’t speak of anything landing, and certainly not wealth, until it hits your bank account. And so. Cautious optimism about this move. Fingers crossed.  ~aw Mir Y Drusba!  Peace and Friendship!  This was a slogan long ago. To see it still alive, among the same people, is worth being alive...