In recent weeks Governor Cuomo has repeatedly announced,"It is Groundhog
Day". Sorry, Gov, but I realized that even before you made it
official and keep reminding us. The film being alluded to, of course, is
"GROUNDHOG DAY. In it, the major character finds himself in a
time-warp in which every day identically repeats itself.
One
can't help but be reminded of this cautionary tale during this strange time.
For it seems that the days that are now loosed upon the world are surely
different from one another if only you keep looking out the window, -- or
if you are brave enough to go rambling about outdoors despite the dire warning
-- and faithfully take note of the daily-changing state of the flowers
and trees, the colors in the sky. Yet if we don't focus on what's outside
the window, the content of our days, if we are not very careful, can easily
make us feel as if we are in a mechanically broken Time Machine, -- one that is
hopelessly stuck and can only repeat the same day
ad infinitum, with no
mechanic in calling distance.
But wait. There
is
help!
Music and books, books
and music! These, I believe, are the antidote to the Groundhog Day dilemma. For
they remain among the most reliable, unbroken time machines that can give us
needed succor from across the centuries, teleporting us away from our
worries and despair. Of course, movies like Groundhog Day also
help! May you all have these soul-savers in large and ready supply,
as you hopefully do your stores of food and medications!
Maxine F.
April 2020
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