Love That Wrestles the Imperfect

By Karen Esau

May 16, 2018

For humans in this snow-globe of a planet, where war-shaken cultures are being rapidly dispersed across the continents, to love means to keep re-engaging with each other, writes Voices contributor Karen Esau.

This is how I greet the world every morning, and they, in return, teach me about life, love and forgiveness Then they’re moved on to the tougher tier of math and science classes before they’re tested by the fire of English Literature and essays (complete with Shakespeare) and social studies – full of vocabulary they’re hearing for the first time, with incomprehensible morals, applications and world views attached Across the world in their previous homes, they never had to question their identity when they left their houses to go to school or work; their culture was defined by them

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