“Our greatest challenge.”
There are so many questions that come to mind when mulling over that phrase. And I certainly don’t have any answers. But I wonder if these photos of Sam’s Pawn Shop on Michigan Avenue in Detroit conjure the essence of a major problem, that of the alienating and elongating distance between the have’s and the have not’s in our world. What is the fuel for that fire?
How can we put it out?
Today’s post was my contribution to the monthly By Invitation Only series. To see the other responses, please click here.
Great serie…
Pierre
Ahhhh Heather…only as far, as the distance from the head to the heart. Measureable or immeasureable? Depends…
xo
Amelia
I think it is important to also remember that pawn shops are often where the criminal goes to get rid of 'loot' he/she has taken from those who have fallen victim. Just this morning I read of a grandson, charged in the murder of his grandparents and he's alleged to have not only taken his grandfather's wedding ring, but stopped at a nearby pawn shop to sell it. A friend of mine was targeted by a repeat burglar and had her life's treasures taken from her. . .she and her friends spent months combing local pawn shops in hopes of retrieving some of the heirloom jewelry she had had taken from her.
Hello everyone! I am still in the Luberon and so have not had good internet access. So i hope that you will all accept my sincere thanks for your sincere comments. As Virginia mentioned, as long as we are trying somehow, even in our reasoning…
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The usual ways in which people end up dealing with social and economic inequality – revolution and riots on the one side, tyrannous rule and suppression of human rights on the other – are not especially pleasant to contemplate, especially so close to home as Detroit. But rethinking what we mean by "having" and "not having" – what's truly worth having, what's worth pawning or selling our souls for – is no easy task either. Thank you, Heather, for these marvelous and thought-provoking images.
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Thank you Virginia for this reminder, it is everywhere!
What challenges some people have to face daily in their lives.
x Coty
Aha, Virginia. Perfectly stated, my love. Navel-gazing. Indeed. Heather, you always amaze me with your world-view of things, making it seem so simple. For me, I'm starting on Dylan Ratigan's project in earnest. Look him up. And, then I'm going to start demanding the end to killing animals for trophys. Texas is a good place to join the cause on this. I've very late today in commenting because of 1million appointments. I love all of you. Merci beaucoup, mon amours….