An old Purim poem of mine:
PURIM THOUGHTS
What if even one of the sons of Haman was not evil –
didn’t even carry the evil gene, and might have been
so much of a reaction to the evil he had seen
his only thoughts were of love.
What if he had been the one
to father the peace maker of Persia
in our time
how can I celebrate until I do not know the difference?
This one talks about the danger of collective punishment, something we do all the time all over the world. One thing we can learn from Purim is that this is the holiday of alternatives. That we have to try different identities, perspectives, and that distinctions are absolute.
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