Where Once We Watched the Small Free Birds Fly

June: On Conflict and CourageGoFundMe for my wife's cancer fund:https://gofund.me/3682c6720June 28Under cover of darkness, with only the moonlight to guide him, he slipped away from his starving family, leaving behind a decrepit shack, flea-ridden blankets, and cries of hunger. He stole into the grain storehouse—Trevelyan’s corn—and threw as much meal into a sack before hurrying back to feed his children. All the while fear, desperation, and a cruel and unjust law were hard on his heels.It didn’t work out for Michael, of course. As the song goes: “Against the famine and the crown / I rebelled; they cut me down / Now you must raise our child with dignity.” But what was the alternative? Remain docile and wait against better judgment and hope for aid to come? Put the future of your children in the hands of those who could care less if you lived or died? Stay hidden and obedient out of fear of repercussions? No, to live that life would be far worse than having tried and failed.I hope you’ll never have to.But if you did, would you?Reflection title: Where Once We Watched the Small Free Birds FlyCreative inspiration: Pete St John, “The Fields of Athenry”Reflection Question: How far would I go? And would I put my own safety at risk to help those I love and care for?