I was with my favourite elders today, at the South Asian Women's Heritage project. Mash'Allah. I have to admit though it's my job I get so much out of working with them. I actually find it therapeutic and grounding.
They make my heart happy. Alhamdulillah
Today they shared pastimes. The difference between them and us
is that, everything they did back then had a social and community aspect to it
unlike now. Though we have so much technology which is created to improve
communication, we are now more disconnected from one another than ever before.
I watched them while they all crocheted, and heard the constant
chatter with moments of silence while they reflected. Listened to them share
advice and tips, sometimes sharing their hardships, and many times their
resilience in times of difficulty.
Most of all I witnessed their faces light up, while they
remembered days of their past.
Today they taught me to crochet, but they also taught me
patience and perseverance.
They called my creation "flower made by a flower."
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