I Began To See That My Problems,

My Mother Enjoyed Old Age, And Because Of Her I've Begun To Enjoy Parts Of It Too. So Far I've Had It Good And Am Crumbling Nicely.

Early On I Saw The Repression And Idolatry Of Stalinism, And When It Cracked, I Was Open To Religion Again.

Praying Privately In Churches, I Began To Discover That Heaven Was My True Home And Also That It Was Here And Now, Woven Into This Life.

I Once Asked God What I Could Give Him. "your Problems," He Said. "i've Got Everything Else.

Jews Are Just Like Everyone Else, Only More So.