It seems as if Day had finally settled in her life, into a life of serving others in the same concept of "Room In The inn". Her later years were dedicated to picking up others when they need it, offering traverlers and the homeless a place to stay and eat. her community never asked for much, and they always received just enough to get by, even with all their debts. it was a simple life.
The community of people she works with share her same belief that God will take care of things; "Also Catholics were the poor, and most of them had little ambition or hope of bettering their conditon to the extent of achieving ownership of home or business, or further education for their children. They accepted things as they were with humilty and looked for a better life to come. They thought, in other words, that God meant it to be so."
Day advocated for the poor, but never in a preaching way- she simply spoke and enlighted others to understand her cause, which was to give in to love. She believed that "they [humans] were attracted to the good; they were hard-working, struggling human beings living for the day, and afraid of the unknown. Once that sense of fear of the unknown was overcome, brotherly love would evoke brother love, and mutal love would overcome fear and hatred." We all have that sensation of loneliness that can only be satisfied with community and love.
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I'm glad that you were touched by Day's story and that you connected it with Charlie's. The common theme really is love, which as cliche as it sounds, is the answer.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you are saying about Dorothy, she definitely lived her life the simple way. I think that sometimes if you want to spread love, the easiest way is to be at the same level as the other person. During her entire life she lived with the poor and understood them in a different, and considerably more personal way. Even though she was constantly writing and publishing her own stories, she always remained with the poor and the people which mattered most. I really am impressed with that commitment! Day's connection with the poor brought more of an impact then if she would have only given to a charity and lived the high life in Hollywood. Its amazing how much she really did love everyone, and was a prophet to the poor and needy. Great Post!
ReplyDeleteGreat summary! It is all about love and its our job to go out in the world and let everyone else know that like Charlie and Dorothy did. I think our world is lacking in that area today.
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