Although this excerpt from Grapefruit is not an action to be performed, it is a poetic perspective to consider and reflect on in this moment. A moment where we all may feel so distant, so disparate from one another, it is important to recognize and contemplate other perspectives and look to what brings us together. After a brief pause, we are looking forward to resuming the #GrapefruitAtHome challenge next week, but for now, we leave you with the insightful words of Yoko Ono. 

Yoko Ono recorded a song by the same name in 1972 that is worth a listen:

Lyrics for Air Talk, 1972:

It’s sad that air is the only thing we share,
No matter how close we are there’s always air between us.
It’s also nice that air’s something we all share,
No matter how far apart we are an air links us.

It’s sad that past is something we can never share,
No matter how close we are the past is between us.
But it’s also nice that without the past
We’d have never known each other,
No matter how far apart we are it brought us together.

Yes, it’s very nice to have someone to share,
There’s something very nice to have someone to care.
We may not share our past but we have our future to share.

It’s sad that life is such a heavy thing to bear,
No matter how close we are it’s easy to despair.
It’s also nice that you and I know it’s what we all share,
No matter how far apart we are we can learn to care.

There’s something very nice to have something to share,
There’s something very nice to have someone to care.
We may not share our bodies but we have our minds to share.

Yes, there’s something very nice to have something to care,
There’s something very nice to have someone to share.
We may not share our language but we have the world to share.

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