When Society Breaks Your Heart
By Lodro Rinzler // First things first: society has broken my heart, too. I don’t know when you’ll be reading this book. Right now I am heartbroken by the rampant police brutality that has resulted in the deaths of way too many people of color. I am heartbroken by the giant gap between the rich and the poor. I am heartbroken that our political system is, in my opinion, pretty damn broken. Maybe you are reading this at a time when the daily news is about how our alien overlords have really skewed the border situation so Earthers can’t get decent jobs. I don’t know. But if you are feeling heartbroken about the major societal issues in the world and I happen to still be alive please know that at this moment I too am heartbroken, so you are not alone. With so much suffering in the world, it can be easy to lean into your heartbreak only to get completely overwhelmed. I feel that way sometimes. When I feel overwhelmed I remember something my …
