# 342
35 years ago today John Lennon was killed in front of the Dakota in NYC, more than half my life ago. 1980, I was a graduate student at UMASS and working at Gill Elementary School. I don't remember what I was doing when I heard the news. I know I was immediately worried about Jason who was at school at Putney. I don't remember it like I remember other startling events such as Reagan being sworn in as the hostages were being released, or a Kennedy assassination, or even Janis Joplin's death.
Yet I think the world changed for me in an extremely profound way; mental illness could impact the world around us, it was not controllable and it was not limited to my immediate world. It was frightening.
I am very grateful and happy that Emma and Diane are home.
I am grateful to have a car.
Gratitude and happiness both are looming over me, I am saturated.
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