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    Loneliness On The Journey   The Conversation  Elements From The Conversation  Music The video of the 4 year old Rylyn Clark who, during the Corona pandemic in 2020, sang Bob Marley's Three Little Birds , touched people deeply. We've chosen it as music for this week's post, not to indicate that loneliness is a trivial issue that can be addressed with a ""Don't worry, everything will be alright." With the same compassion of a little Rylyn we want to reach out over distance, connect, and provide some comfort. Rylyn's mother gave some background, shortly after the video started to circulate on the internet.  She regularly sang Three Little Birds as a lullaby t o him when tucking him in at night. During the pandemic he was missing his Nana, grandfather and the connection with the rest of the extended family terribly,  so he sang the lullaby that gave him such comfort to them. They sent it to the family members, who love and cherish him … and then the w...

    Eensaamheid Op Die Reis  Die Gesprek  Elemente Uit Die Gesprek  Musiek  Die video van die 4-jarige Rylyn Clark wat tydens die Corona-epidemie in 2020, Bob Marley se Three Little Birds  sing, het by baie 'n diep snaar geroer.  Ons het dit vir vandag se blog-inskrywing gekies, nie om te sê dat ons eensaamheid in al sy vorms maar ligtelik afgemaak kan word met 'n "Moenie bekommer nie, alles sal reg wees" nie. Met dieselfde deernis as klein Rylyn wil ons ook oor afstand uitreik, konnekteer, en sommer net 'n klein bietjie troos. Rylyn se ma het kort nadat sy video op die internet begin sirkuleer het, 'n bietjie agtergrond gegee. Sy het gereeld Three Little Birds  vir hom gesing wanneer sy hom saans in die bed sit. Tydens die epidemie was dit vir hom sleg dat hy nie gereeld by sy Nana, Oupa en die ander familie kon wees nie. Toe sing hy sy slaapliedjie wat hom so getroos het vir hulle, want hulle is die mense wat vir hom lief is en hom koester,...