Yes, I am back. No I did not forget to post a new blog. I just wanted to have something, I felt, needed to be said. maybe get something off my chest or maybe a brief history of a trip. Anyway, you get the drift.
This week I am not going to write something about a guru in a white robe who teaches some weird out of this world philosophy about Nirvana utopia. But I am going to write about reality in our world. And maybe a little history.
Tomorrow is the 22nd anniversary of the attack on the United States and New York City. I know, we all saw it replaying time after time after time. Probably more than we liked and maybe just wanted to turn everything off, curl up on the fetal position and make believe it did not really happen. Well it did. And the worse thing is that besides losing more than 3,000 people, it effected ALL of us in one shape or another. Many of us knew someone that did not make it. Those of us who travel, have had to wait longer to get into airports, get in some hotels, endure security checks over and over again. It caused our government to start more that a half dozen new organizations and offices, and give more power to others. It all gets so annoying that some U.S. citizens are moving to other countries and starting over. The attack caused several Arab countries to turn against the USA after we retaliated and pissed of some of our allies. I believe the attack resulted in the beginning of what we see today as a split in our country over political party differences more that before the attack. I believe the attack brought back old feelings about World War II and the hate for Japanese and other Asian people, racial factions against black, brown, and any color skin you may be other than white. Yeah, this all happened before the attack, but since it has grown exponentially. Mass shootings have gone crazy in place you would never imagined before. No one trusts anyone.
It all seems pretty grim, right? Well I don't think we have to be this way. I am all for protecting our country, family and friends, and I'd be the first to fight someone who tries to hurt the country and my loved ones. But besides that, I want people to greet EVERYONE with a firm hand shake, or hug and a big smile, no matter who. It is harder to spread love than hatred. It take more of an effort to spread love that hatred, but we must try. And before you know it, it becomes second nature, like it should. That love, kindness will spread from one, and to another, and another. People who use religion as a reason to kill or imprisonment is just wrong. God did not put us on earth to kill each other. "Love thy neighbor" as it reads in the commandments, no matter what religion you believe in. Give it a try, believe me, you'll gain more friends and it will make you feel good too.
One last thing I want to say. If you have not been following Nancy's travel with our daughter and three friends (they call themselves the 'Tribe') across the West Highlands Trail in Scotland, it has been amazing and surprising too. A total of 35 miles in 4 days in those remote beautiful rolling hills where my ancestors lived centuries ago. I am so proud of Nancy, our daughter and her friends. AND on day of hiking, two of our friends tied the marital knot on the trial, and wore the bridal grown hiking, for 4 miles. That was truly awesome. Congrats to the newly weds and to the TRIBE.
Be kind, be nice, and take care of each other.
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