"A man is only as good as what he loves."
Saul Bellow
My thoughts:
It seems like we don't spend much time determining what we love and putting that first.
I listen, read and wonder at the hatred that seems to be a force field feeding itself with anger like oxygen to a fire, consuming kindness, empathy and compassion and fanning fear, blame and hate into a flame that threatens to take the decency and love out of our society and combust our world into an Armageddon of war and global environmental catastrophe until there is nothing left but ashes.
My ask after this little rant is that we step back for a bit to think about what we really love.
Take a day off from making blanket statements to express our dissatisfaction with something or someone.
Take a day off from feeding the fire of hatred to think about what love and kindness mean.
Think about what being grateful for our family, or a friend, or a smile, or a sunny day, or being alive really means; they don't cost anything, but make our lives brighter.
Before we think, act and vote with blame and hate let's take the time to think about the consequences with a broader and kinder framework.
Cheers
Jeanne
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