a welcoming, a goodbye

Posted on March 23, 2005 by Megan

a call on my answering machine last night informed me that my bandmate sean morton has become a proud papa as his partner michelle delivered a healthy baby girl on monday. i have no other details than this right now, but am very happy they have fulfilled this desire to have a child. there is so much at stake in our world at this moment, it seems a tense time to welcome new people into the world – and yet we do it every day and joyously.

reports this morning tell us that the salmon nation is dying, the waters are too warm, and we could be witnessing the last of a species that has fed this land and its inhabitants for thousands of years – and yet, we are still hopeful enough to have children. i am never sure if this is endlessly naiive or marvelously courageous – but it is the path that these two dear friends of mine have embarked on – and in that i support them and welcome their new daughter.

One Comment on “a welcoming, a goodbye”

chris
March 23, 2005

why continue with the political fight if you don’t believe that change will/can come? i’m not just going to die trying, i’m going to live believing it. procreate, teach the kids…
“even if the world was going to end tomorrow, i’d still plant a tree today”