It is sad what kind of world we live in. What kind of world and society can we build for future generations when we feed anger and hate to the point where hateful individuals kill innocent civilians, people they've never met and could never know. How much good and happiness are we missing because we don't take the time to understand one another but instead lash out with hatred and death? Traveling has been such a joy in my life to see the differences all around the world. It saddens me that someone would see that under the cloud of extremist hatred.
My thoughts are with the people of Brussels today. Just as they were with the people of Paris. And Turkey. And Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt, Syria, Nigeria, Pakistan, Thailand, Libya, Somalia, Israel, Tunisia, Yemen, Northern Ireland, The West Bank... everywhere anyone has ever been victimized in the name of a movement or religion. The world is weeping.
Now, more than ever, we need to be reminded that, along with the ability for evil, people have the great ability to be good. I always remind myself of the quote from Mr. Rogers. In great wisdom, he said "When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.'"
Find the Hero
Take a moment and do something good for another life. We all have to do our part to cancel out the hatred.
