Muriel Rukeyser, from "To Be a Jew in the Twentieth Century," Beast in View (New York: Doubleday, Doran and co., 1944).
But the accepting wish, The whole and fertile spirit as guarantee For every human freedom, suffering to be free, Daring to live for the impossible.

Suggested Discussion Questions:

1. What is the impossible the author dares us to live?

2. What about this text relates to its title?

3. What social justice themes emerge from this text?

Time Period: Contemporary (The Yom Kippur War until the present-day)