'Quakers believe in choice – our agency matters. We choose to walk through the world cheerfully, seeing the divine in everyone we meet.' Photo: by Elissar Haidar on Unsplash
Spoilt for choice? Dana Smith’s Thought for the week
‘Our choices change if we see the world as family.’
by Dana Smith
20th January 2023
During lockdown, when human background noise quieted, the birds seemed more present. As I watched them tear through the sky, I pondered the mystery that calls starlings to pirouette in perfect murmurations. Like Quakers, they seem pretty non-hierarchical, rotating the role of directional change. The gatherings allow them to evade predators, stay warm and exchange information. But could we say that the birds are really making their own choices?
