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My Jane and I visited our family 
in Orlando during the month of August. One ‘must visit’ site for us was “The Pulse” nightclub, 
scene of a horrible mass shooting this summer. Standing in the midst of the memorials in front of the club I experienced a feeling much like ones I have felt before at sites where suicides had been completed. 
The feeling I have is one of emptiness mixed with a melancholy ‘presence’ which whispers around the space. I have felt a similar ‘presence’ as I explore the battle field at Gettysburg.
The message I ‘hear’ in these moments is, ‘Stop the hate, stop the blaming. Talk of love and compassion. Live accepting and respecting each other.’
My message to you is, guard the words coming out of your mouth. When you talk, do you lump whole groups of people together as ‘bad’? When you talk do you suggest violence toward those you consider enemies? If so, you are contributing to the hate and anger in our society. Do you support politicians who blame groups of people for problems in society? If so, you are contributing to the hate and anger in our society. Our words do mean something! I beg you to evaluate the words before they come out of your mouth as to their force for anger and hate or love and compassion. Do your words separate, or do your words unite? 
oheckman 
Well said, brother.
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Thanks for continuing to follow my occasional posts Dave.
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Great read! Keep em coming!
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Cindy, Great to hear from you. We can do so much better if we only tried a little respect for each other.
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You are so correct in what you said. I yearn for a county of loving, caring people without hate, bitterness and relief from the believe that problems are solved with guns.
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I’m with you Lois. Thanks for your response.
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