June 14th, 20176/14/2017  No words. Another day. Another shooting. Where the heck are we headed? Sorry, but I truly am worried for us as humankind. Ironic that the word "kind" is used to describe us. Something to think about. But no words...just can we just stop the madness? Now? Please? I remember the 60s. We were singing this then. Fifty years later...still? I guess hope never dies.
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Don Miller
6/14/2017 08:35:48 pm
I share your distress but let me offer some consolation. If you look at the data, crime statistics, military deaths, general mayhem etc., you will see that this is the most peaceful time in human history. Fewer die of starvation, infection, parasitic disease or other unnatural death than ever before. What is different is the immediateness of our awareness of every tragedy everywhere and we are in a constant state of shock. There are terrible things but I am afraid that is always so. But it really is better now. Really. There are people who relish the idea of end times or devolution but as a historian, I can name a number of times when the outlook for humanity was far, far worse. When Jesus asks us to not fear, he is asking us to look at our neighborhood, our friends, our personal condition and frankly, it could be a lot worse.
amy
6/14/2017 09:23:56 pm
Studs Terkel; wrote "Hope Dies Last." Leave a Reply.
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