Mode of Hope
To feel with others, to feel compassion means we hope they witness that we try to feel with them. We hope to find unity by sharing in that feeling, and hope this unity creates meaning that exceeds our individuality—one that creates a community of suffering or happiness, and transforms the experience itself.
“For three years now, we have been singing together—all the songs I remember from my childhood, as well as those that my mother recognized as old acquaintances from various music compilations. Her songs have remained fixed within her, resisting oblivion, as they do in so many people living with dementia and Alzheimer's disease. She sings with joy.
For the past six months, my father has ended each day with a concert on YouTube. My mother moves her feet and toes to the rhythm and cheerfully says, "Ja uzhe tantsuyu"—"I'm already dancing." The theatricality of her singing style has not changed; like a true soloist, she sometimes raises her hand as she sings.” (Teri Szűcs - Memory Has Returned To Me)