Words of wisdom often appear in the most unlikely places.  A person

needs to be receptive and willing to “see” beyond the concrete world.

As I was doing my usual channel-surfing, these wise words 

caught my attention.  Think of the greater picture and 

open-up to how these insights can be applied to other situations.

On Facts vs. Fiction:

“Science doesn’t lie, but people do.”

                          TV ad - 5/22/2019

On Forgiving, but Unable to Let It Go:

“It’s not that it is so easy to remember; it’s just so hard to forget.”

                                 “Secrets of the Morgue” E121 / 3/30/2019

                         Investigator describing death of college student,

                              Katherine Foster,Mobile, Alabama University

It’s Over and Cannot Be Fixed:

“Like a bandage on an amputated leg.”

                               “10 Streets that Changed America”

                                7/10/2018 - Speaker re: Street &

                                Mall & Cars

Why Do Humans Hate?

Each day, I read, hear, or see another example of how cruel and heartless the human race can be. Why do some of us feel so threatened by others living their lives?

And, on top of it all, these same evil people will breed and groom another generation of hateful people to carry on their legacies of pain and suffering.  

Recently, I was shocked by such behavior. I am a Royal watcher and couldn’t wait to see Harry and Megan’s new baby.  The baby is just too precious.

Later, I was looking through other Royal news on the internet.  I came across a search that said “Royal Baby.” When I clicked on the site, I was appalled by what popped-up.

What appeared was a photo from the 1920s and shows a couple standing in front of some stairs of a building.  Standing between them is a well-dressed chimpanzee.  The picture caption read ‘Royal Baby Leaves Hospital.’  A reference to Megan’s dual heritage.

The person who posted this photo and caption is a British DJ named Danny Baker.  Baker claims he is not racist, did not mean to offend anyone, and apologized for his mistake.  He even claimed he did not know that Megan had had a baby.

Baker was fired for his behavior.  But, is this enough? Or, should we be “thankful” to see this type of mindset and behavior out in the open--as opposed to what lies beneath others who hide their hatred under false civilities?

I am reminded of the saying, “Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer.”  

Why should these beliefs even exist?  Isn’t it time that all of this stops for the good of humanity? Will it ever end? Perhaps not. At least not in my lifetime.

Carrion-On Mother Nature

Easter weekend, I made a trip to Austin to visit my children and grandchildren.  

It seemed I was traveling the route the recent tornado took.  My little town 

had been spared the complete destruction that nearby towns had experienced.  

How easy it is to overlook the extent of pain and suffering when it happens in

other places.

As I drove along the country roads, it seemed I had stepped into another 

reality--one of destruction--like a war zone.  I was horrified at the devastation 

the tornado had wreaked across the area.  Trees were stripped of their leaves 

and cast about like spilled boxes of broken matches.

I fought back tears, realizing how vulnerable humanity is in the scheme of 

living in this world.  There were all kinds of people working to make things 

better for those who were impacted.  Road crews with their machines and 

relief workers handing-out supplies.

Beyond this observation, I now understood we humans are just one type of 

creature residing on earth.  There are other creatures feeling the loss from a 

tornado wiping-out their basic living needs.

I looked up to the sky.  It seemed about every 10 miles or so, a collection of 

buzzards floated above, spiraling, twisting, and turning.  Too many to count.

Then, the realization hit me--these carrion birds were surveying the tornado 

damage and, in their manner, were clearing the roads of the debris, too. 

Expanding this insight further, I asked myself how many creatures lost their 

lives and their homes in the woods and trees when the tornado passed 

through their world?

Perhaps we humans should consider the other creatures when they, too, 

are ravaged by nature’s fury?