Pablo Neruda's Greatest Lesson from Childhood

I saw the widening clearly in my father. Although I was not allowed to date outside my faith (Jewish), it was my father's acceptance of my one brother's choice (I had three brothers) for wives who were not Jewish and his caregivers that mirrored acceptance with everything to gain from their being in our lives. Being close to my friend's non-Jewish sisters-in-law (2 of them) I learned how much we were alike, how much we loved our families and our communities. Today, after the pandemic, my spiritual leanings are more toward the church that has regular services and a physical structure and people whose company I enjoy because of their interest in the well-being of our community. I also see them in arts community which gives me pleasure and a reason to be with them again.