There was a time in this country when a murder was a rarity in most cities and towns, and killing seemed to be confined to wars. When a murder occurred it was on the front page of every newspaper, and before TV it would also be on the radio news. Today it is no longer a rarity but rather an epidemic. Gang members are killing other gang members. Children are being abused, assaulted and killed. College students are being killed, spouses are being killed by spouses, significant others are killed by significant others, neighbors killing neighbors, and now young children are killing parents, teachers, and students. This is not about owning guns. This is about parenting, education, mental health, accountability, and responsibility.
We have arrived at a time when too many people no longer respect or value life ..........not their own nor the life of anyone else. If you are a parent have you taught your children to respect life, to value life, to love life? What about you? Do you respect and value life? Are you participating in their education? Do you give them responsibility and hold them accountable? Do you hold yourself accountable? If your answer to any of these questions is negative, then it is time you started to do the right things.. If you have grandchildren are they being taught to appreciate life and to know how fragile it is? If you do not teach them who will?
I am saddened to say this, but we have become a nation of pigs. Greed and self-absorption abound at all ages and in all occupations and professions. Lies have become the coin of the realm. The anger and rage which are rampant, and the total lack of respect for anyone or anything exhibited by far too many people today will become the downfall of all of us. Think about our children and grandchildren. What kind of life can they expect to have? Between the pigs and the ridiculous politicians we are paying to treat us less well than they treat themselves, I fear their lives will be a living hell.
Only we can change things, and the first thing we must believe and share with others is that
We have arrived at a time when too many people no longer respect or value life ..........not their own nor the life of anyone else. If you are a parent have you taught your children to respect life, to value life, to love life? What about you? Do you respect and value life? Are you participating in their education? Do you give them responsibility and hold them accountable? Do you hold yourself accountable? If your answer to any of these questions is negative, then it is time you started to do the right things.. If you have grandchildren are they being taught to appreciate life and to know how fragile it is? If you do not teach them who will?
I am saddened to say this, but we have become a nation of pigs. Greed and self-absorption abound at all ages and in all occupations and professions. Lies have become the coin of the realm. The anger and rage which are rampant, and the total lack of respect for anyone or anything exhibited by far too many people today will become the downfall of all of us. Think about our children and grandchildren. What kind of life can they expect to have? Between the pigs and the ridiculous politicians we are paying to treat us less well than they treat themselves, I fear their lives will be a living hell.
Only we can change things, and the first thing we must believe and share with others is that
LIFE MATTERS!
