A couple of weeks ago, I found myself visiting the city of Dresden. �This was a stopover my son had insisted that we make between Berlin and Prague, but I was uneasy about it from the start.
The rebuilding of the city has accelerated in recent years, with the restoration of the devastated city center. �Many buildings have been reconstructed from their ruins, including the centerpiece Frauenkirch. �But, as my son and I marveled at the recompleted city, I could only think of an elderly family friend who lived there in its glory years and survived the needless firebombing and horror an destruction. �What would she think of the pictures of "her" zombie city (yes, she has seen them)? �While I appreciated the beauty, I felt a sense of dread and horror and sadness underneath it all.
I slept uneasily that night, but awoke with a song on my mind: Forgotten Years. �My son still sleeping in our room, I popped in the headphones and gave it a listen on my iPod. �It was a sweet message from my subconscious Oils library, and it fit so well.
Now I have to wonder what the Oils themselves have said of this song - clearly European war and Aussie isolation are themes in the video. �Any ideas?
-Kate
