In an effort to get the blood flowing to my poor blocked brain, I have been wandering random neighborhoods. The decorations for the upcoming celebration of Halloween are phenomenal. Zombies are crawling out of formerly pristine lawns. Witches and ghosts are floating from trees, dancing erratically when the wind picks up. Pumpkins are everywhere reminding us to spice them up and eat them before they come for us—we are spicy enough without a mix of cinnamon and her spicy friends.
Then an array of signs choosing red, white and blue, over orange and black crop up on every other lawn. Some of them speak of logical review of the platforms put forth by our choices for various political positions. Others declare the worst quality of the candidate as if that proves enough reason to vote for them. Yes, I have seen them for most of the major candidates. This does not reassure me in any way about the direction in which our country and our world is headed.
So I am begging you to look beyond your initial hatred or disrespect for one candidate or love for the other and look at where the country is headed. And, for love of all that is good, please be kind and loving to your neighbors, even if their beliefs or political leanings differ from your own. We vote so we have the chance to show what we want our country to become not to lower ourselves to animals and start tearing out throats because of a hint of danger that may not truly be there.
I did see one sign that wasn’t terrifying though.
He isn’t running for office though. He simply offers an example of turning the other cheek and choosing to lift others up instead of kicking them down.
Oy, just realized this never posted. My apologies.
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