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Karen Blessen Journals

Responsibility

Item

Open notebook with handwritten text on two pages.
Title
Responsibility
Alternative Title
Responsibility
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2020
Description
The image shows an open notebook with handwritten text on two white pages. The handwriting is in a dark ink, possibly brown or black, with a somewhat cursive and uneven style. The text covers most of the pages, organized into distinct sections on each page. The left page contains lines that align vertically, while the right page has text that is similarly arranged. Both pages have several lines of text, with gaps and breaks noticeable between them. Each page also has a paperclip attached in the bottom corners, securing additional pages underneath.
Dates Completed
January 22, 2020-February 9, 2020
Keywords
Responsibility; To-do lists; Sustaining peace; Beauty; Magic; Responsible behavior; Perception shifts; Nature of responsibility; 29 Pieces; Psychotic break; Friendship; Rafi; Slide; Unexpected joy; Unexpected sorrow; Human connectivity; Delight; Harbingers of delight; Hypocrisy; Failed leadership; Leadership; Trump; Family; Friends; God's creation; The Work; Work of Life; Education of the Heart; Self; Trust for Public Land Park Project; Children's art; Schools; Valentine lunch; Valentine cards; Abraham Lincoln quote; Destiny; Tasneem Hamid
Transcription
Left page: My child's brain didn't yet know the word hypocrisy. I just understood Lies.

And now, the highest leaders of this country have said to every child-Lie is ok, if it works for you. Break laws, if it saves you. This victory for some is a failure of epic

Right page: We might as well tell all children,

"Lying is good if it gets you what you want."

"Greed is good."

"Thinking you are better than someone else, that's good too."

Younger people than me will need to decide what kind of world they want to live in.

--failed bankruptcy of proportions

consenting
Rights
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