Regarding Mike Brock's Commentary "Where Philosophy Ends and Courage Begins," posted on
4/25/2025
Bravo. This is a Hallelujah piece. This is brilliant writing that should be sent around the country and beyond. This is the caviar, the nectar that I signed up for. I applaud you.
"The hardest truth to face is the one we've been pretending not to see." -Brock
"I'm here to live the answer," I say. -Brock
I too, am here to live the answer so that others will not live in oppression, ruled by a tyrant, a sick pathological malignancy who has created chaos, and DOGE (Destroy Our Great Experiment).
Mike Brock, make your commentary today into a PDF to be sent to millions across America. I would support this as a screenplay to be shown on PBS and written up in every periodical. It is of the same level as Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator. Thank you, my fellow citizen. I am proud of what you have written. This is the America where I want to live.
Wonderful, incisive, inspiring piece, Mike. Perhaps we, as both audience members and performers in the circus can hold candles for truth, love, justice, share the light in us all, not only figuratively but literally. Perhaps night time protests with candles in cities and towns around the country can spark a part of an essential resistance. “This little light of mine, I’m gonna make it shine”.
Greta Thunberg started alone and sparked a major protest wave. We can do the same.
I second Dr. Strum's petition that you make this piece as shareable as possible and that, indeed, it would make a wonderful work of theatre. My hat's off to you.
Mike: Your words are remarkable, moving, and carved into my psyche: “Hold the center. Two plus two equals four. May love carry us home.” I continue to ground myself in what is real; I am ready to protect the light from any windstorms to come.
Quedé sencillamente estupefacto. Que maravilla como una va siendo envuelto por una seguidilla de palabras, con sentidos tan inesperados como sorprendentes. "No a la comprensión perfecta, sino a la acción necesaria. No a la certeza, sino al compromiso a pesar de la incertidumbre."
Y junto con irme dejando capturar por las frases pasadas, presentes y futuras escritas así, entre comillas, se me fue confundiendo el género cuento con el de poesía, y la ficción con el realismo aún más mágico que el de García Márquez.
Un tremendo regalo compadre, gracias, gracias.
Yo, aprestándome a hacer justicia a la lista de destinatarios para su reenvío (que no es simple no muy corta).
Regarding Mike Brock's Commentary "Where Philosophy Ends and Courage Begins," posted on
4/25/2025
Bravo. This is a Hallelujah piece. This is brilliant writing that should be sent around the country and beyond. This is the caviar, the nectar that I signed up for. I applaud you.
"The hardest truth to face is the one we've been pretending not to see." -Brock
"I'm here to live the answer," I say. -Brock
I too, am here to live the answer so that others will not live in oppression, ruled by a tyrant, a sick pathological malignancy who has created chaos, and DOGE (Destroy Our Great Experiment).
Mike Brock, make your commentary today into a PDF to be sent to millions across America. I would support this as a screenplay to be shown on PBS and written up in every periodical. It is of the same level as Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator. Thank you, my fellow citizen. I am proud of what you have written. This is the America where I want to live.
Wonderful, incisive, inspiring piece, Mike. Perhaps we, as both audience members and performers in the circus can hold candles for truth, love, justice, share the light in us all, not only figuratively but literally. Perhaps night time protests with candles in cities and towns around the country can spark a part of an essential resistance. “This little light of mine, I’m gonna make it shine”.
Greta Thunberg started alone and sparked a major protest wave. We can do the same.
Truly powerful....this is why I'm here.
I second Dr. Strum's petition that you make this piece as shareable as possible and that, indeed, it would make a wonderful work of theatre. My hat's off to you.
This made me smile and have hope 🫶
OMG! Beyond beautiful!
Mike: Your words are remarkable, moving, and carved into my psyche: “Hold the center. Two plus two equals four. May love carry us home.” I continue to ground myself in what is real; I am ready to protect the light from any windstorms to come.
So I shared it in Spanish and this was one reply…
Recién pude enfrentarme a su texto compadre.
Quedé sencillamente estupefacto. Que maravilla como una va siendo envuelto por una seguidilla de palabras, con sentidos tan inesperados como sorprendentes. "No a la comprensión perfecta, sino a la acción necesaria. No a la certeza, sino al compromiso a pesar de la incertidumbre."
Y junto con irme dejando capturar por las frases pasadas, presentes y futuras escritas así, entre comillas, se me fue confundiendo el género cuento con el de poesía, y la ficción con el realismo aún más mágico que el de García Márquez.
Un tremendo regalo compadre, gracias, gracias.
Yo, aprestándome a hacer justicia a la lista de destinatarios para su reenvío (que no es simple no muy corta).
Beautifully written! I hope you don't mind that I translated it into Spanish to send around...
John (from Chile)