Life from time to time, serves up “hard times“. It is through these that we often grow, know the warmth of friends’ support, and learn to count our blessings.
2020 has been a difficult year for me personally, with more than its usual share of trials. The Covid crisis has also tremendously affected people and the world at large – the isolation, uncertainty, and distancing has had many subtle and serious effects, beyond the surface issues, and most definitely exaggerated the “fault lines” of an already broken world. A dear friend of mine has been suffering also of late and is on my mind today. It brought to remembrance this song, “Hard Times”, sung by one of my most favourite Irish talents, the great Tommy Fleming. Have a listen at the link below.
“There’s the song, the sigh of the weary,
Hard times, hard times, come again no more
Many days you have lingered around my cabin door
Oh hard times come again no more.”
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