"Kinahora" (No Evil Eye)

from *From Hope To Cynicism by Steve Shapiro

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The evil eye is one of the world’s oldest and most widely held superstitions. It stems from the Greek theory that the eye can shoot rays that strike with deadly force.

"Kinahora" (No Evil Eye) is the word my parents and grandparents said when they thought that things were going well. It is a basic Jewish tradition to avoid tempting fate. Whenever there was good news, something to boast about or to be proud of, they would add the word, "kinahora", in effect saying, “Let NO EVIL EYE focus on such goodness.”

You may think of this as superstition, but I think of it as a simple antidote to hubris, to taking anything for granted, and to thinking that we have any power over the forces of nature or any other higher power.

Today it is not easy to resist envy and jealousy. Social media gives the impression that some people are enjoying such amazing lifestyles and material prosperity. The destructive power of envy and jealousy is real.

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from *From Hope To Cynicism, track released August 4, 2022

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Steve Shapiro Oakland, California

Steve Shapiro has composed music for hundreds of radio and TV commercials, documentary films, infomercials and other TV programs. He was the music director at Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, which produced hundreds of award-winning educational films and recordings. He has a BA in Music from Brown University and an MA in Music from the Manhattan School of Music. ... more

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