Some recent thoughts

Some recent memes that speak to me. In a macho, ‘in your face’ world where words like compassion, tolerance, and fairness are held as whimpish and soft, where refugees are painted as terrorist, and people who claim to be fed up with others who are easily offended yearn for permission to offend at will, I hold out hope that most of us prefer to lean on our better selves and our reverence for good. I hold out hope that we prefer kindness and good will over bullying, that we choose good manners and concern for our neighbors over narcissism and self-interest, and that we see the less fortunate in the light of the phrase “…there for the grace of God go I.”