Let’s work on love
It is very easy to hate wouldn’t you agree? Love, on the other hand, you have to work at. We have seen this week, more hate than love. A mentally deranged man sent pipe bombs to some politicians and celebrities throughout the country earlier this week. Thank goodness, Friday, he was apprehended in less than a week, and none of his devices exploded. Then, over the weekend at a Synagogue in Pittsburgh we saw a shooting with multiple fatalities. This is not the first incident of shooting at a place of worship and one is to many.
What is driving this hatred? A lot of people might blame it on the political climate, but it is deeper than that. Today’s generation has been raised in a climate where the value of human life has been cheapened. From the current music, violent movies and video games to the anti-law enforcement movement, we’ve seen the bar lowered when it comes to the value of human life. Can this attitude be changed? Love for our fellow man can change it. Will you do your part is the question?
God Bless America!
Lee Roy Lollar, Jr.
Columbus
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