Building Bridges

Imagine that.

People like the Ambassador Bridge.  And the MacArthur Bridge that extends from Jefferson Avenue at E. Grand Boulevard across the Detroit River.

Bridges.

Builders of bridges among one another, also.  Brides and Grooms, for example, use communication to get what is on one's mind and heart into the ears and mind of the fiance', to illustrate my point.

Race, class and gender often serve as obstacles, however, to effective and clear communicating among people.

Take down those walls, one may say.  As in 'London Bridges' and the words that I can't recall this moment.  'They all fall down..." are words in that piece of poetry somewhere, if only I could remember.

Some American may cause barriers between one's self and others by resenting the loss of privilege, supremacy, and the feeling of being dominated by another class, for example.

Here at home, and, abroad, politicians have stirred up xenophobic, even Islamophobic sentiments to  prevent refugees from getting asylum from Syria or Iraq.

Even markers make the point about an imperfect bridge:  "Bridge may be icy before road."  Still a bridge, however, the slippery spots may cause trouble, or, even an accident.

Lamenting how one may be treated is key to building rapport with others.  Repair and restoration opens doors to solutions for better relationships with one and all.

That all begins at home.  Children are taught, carefully taught, the poets Oscar and Hammerstein note.