“Let us not despair but act. Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past – let us accept our own responsibility for the future.” – John F. Kennedy, Loyola College Alumni Banquet, Baltimore, MD, February 19, 1958.
I began this week sad about the radical division which exists in our republic. A division which is amplified and exacerbated by the main stream media, on both sides of the political spectrum.
It is interesting to note that while the networks and the personalities driving the division become wealthy, those digesting their product are angrier and more stressed, which has an impact on quality of life, healthcare, and ultimately the pocketbook.
I still believe as citizens, more unites us than divides us!
If we are willing to make the effort to get to know our neighbors, who on the first look of things, are on the opposite side of the divide, we will become amazed at the similarities and the healing and understanding which can be accomplished, if we make the investment.
The cold civil war, which is fomenting, aided by a complicit media, will not be stopped in Washington. Perhaps it won’t be stopped within politics at all, but through individual courage, hope and love, at the lowest of local levels – investing time, seeking to understand more than simply seeking to be understood.
As we approach Christmas, where we celebrate and desire “peace on earth,” I hope each of us will make such an investment.
Here’s wishing you a productive week, and a very Merry Christmas!
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