How Far Have We Come?

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dVerse OpenLinkNight #415


"Please consider this quote by Gloria Steinem to inspire you:"


When you’re lucky enough to have lived

a long life, as I have done, your role

is to remind us how far we have come.

–Gloria Steinem


We were doing well.

Now our steps forward are blocked.

A change is needed.

We came too far to forget,

some live to impede freedoms.

©2026 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved  


Comments

  1. LisaSeptember 10, 2026 at 6:10 PM

    So true :(

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  2. DoraSeptember 10, 2026 at 7:13 PM

    A sad reality.

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  3. JHSeptember 11, 2026 at 5:12 AM

    And the question is: "'Twas ever thus?" And is it that we just keep getting better at doing the things that will destroy us?

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  4. kaykualaSeptember 12, 2026 at 12:21 AM

    We came too far to forget,
    some live to impede freedoms.

    Despite some difficulties there are still many good people around!

    Hank

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  5. TruedessaSeptember 12, 2026 at 6:22 AM

    We came too far to forget, we need to continue forward enough with all this backward thinking movement going on. Well said.

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  6. ReelikaSeptember 13, 2026 at 12:28 AM

    Sad but true. But life goes in and the right people will always find their way to you.

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  7. brudbergSeptember 13, 2026 at 7:45 AM

    Alas... freedom for some is only applied to themselves.

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