Love and Kindness

I am always in favor of being kind.  To nature, to your fellow man. The damage that is being done each and every day throughout our nation is so staggeringly stressful that it is important to take a step back and count what we can be thankful for.  The love of others, the way we make our own communities and how they sustain us.  I read an article in the Boston Globe last week about a long standing community where most residents had raised their children, but they were grown and gone.  When a young couple moved in and has a baby, they were all excited to meet the new baby and be a part of her life.  Very early on it became clear that she was deaf, and there was great sadness.  They were so looking forward to telling her how happy they were that she learned to ride a bike and such, but how could they?  What could they do to support this family?  Well, they hired an American Sign Language tutor, as a neighborhood, and learned sign language.  This girl will grow up with people who can communicate with her.  That is a joyful way to address adversity.
It is in stark contrast to people who blame others for their woes, and then vote for people who make their lives worse. While I can't get all the way to being forgiving of the people who voted these heartless people into office, I do worry that as the world becomes increasingly broken theirs will be worst of all.  So as much as you can, so acts of kindness and slowly may we repair the world.