Everyone is stressed out over this election and a lot of people are talking about promoting "peace, love, kindness to others, etc." It's sweet and very nice. We should be kind to others and we should of course speak out against injustice and cruelty if we see it happening. Or even if we don't see it happening.
"Everyone wants to change the world, no one wants to change themselves." Is a wonderful and very introspective quote. It's credited to Tolstoy, but I've seen it credited to other Russian writers. It cuts right though me. It's so easy to talk about others needing to show more kindness, tolerance and love while we scream at people who disagree with us. I also get the sinking feeling that people who are promoting "love" do so to feel really good about themselves one minute then cut the lady off in traffic ,snarl at the cashier and leave no tip when they go out to dinner. The true sign of a "good person" is how they tip, in my view. This is how these people feed their families. Remember that.
Instead of telling everyone else to be kind it's probably best for all of us to remember that it's sure easy to critique everyone else but very few of us have the power to turn inward.
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