I wrote of differences, acceptance, friendship.
An oversimplification, make no mistake. Many
of us grew up in the arena of, 'let's make nice'.
I stand by that; it's important. A little common
courtesy goes a long way. Still . . . if you break
it down . . . you don't have to be friends to play
fair. You don't have to like a person to treat them
with respect. You don't have to share the same
values to be courteous and gracious. Obviously,
there are levels of friendship. As we grow older,
we all have our circles of friends and most likely
don't bother with the childhood vernacular of
'my best friend' or similar titles. But what about
those who abuse, beat, rape and pillage? What
about those who harm animals, sin against our
Mother Earth? Maybe it boils down to . . . Know
who you are! Honor your code! Live a life you
can respect! . . . and other such mandates. But,
somewhere in all this making nice, loving our
neighbors as ourselves and striving to be the
good guys, we obviously have to take a stand
against those ethical dilemmas that offend, to
say nothing of the peoples and persons who
harm others. Still, it starts at the center . . .
pray help understand
look search see through waters dark
illumination
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