September 20, 2020 by Beth Levine · Connection

“When I Look Up, All I See is Sky”: Losing RBG and a Generation

Without elders—like Ruth Bader Ginsburg, or others we've lost in the pandemic—we, the next generation, have no one to look to for guidance. Beth Levine considers this big life shift.

Editor's Note: Beth Levine wrote this beautiful essay about 18 months ago, and it came to mind with the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who has been a leader in the social justice movement for decades. What's more, the COVID toll has fallen heavily on the elderly, which means many of us have lost the wise men and women who have guided us through our lives. We hope that these words will offer some comfort.

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I go to more funerals than weddings these days; sit in more emergency and assisted-living rooms than dance bars and cafes. My 90-year-old mom—my funny, sainted mom who is our rock and our heart—is almost the last one standing of her generation. And soon they will all be gone.

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