“When you see something that’s not right, not fair, not just, you have to say something, to do something.” (John Lewis) The US Dept of Homeland Security says that in order to keep our country safe, “If you see something, say something.” We’ll miss John Lewis, an unceasing voice for fairness, justice and Civil Rights. It was not only his voice, but his feet and his votes in Congress. He saw something; he did something to make our country a better place. ;-) Jack
FROM BLAZING OAKS: He sure made his life count! He seems to have been esteemed by both House and Senate, as well as so many others. Now someone else will have to take up the torch. It seems so many of the younger protesters lean to destructive actions, which gives them negative
publicity and hurts their cause! Lewis or MLK did not
condone such actions, although they understood the frustration and
desperation which caused it. Change often comes with unrest and hard
feelings! ===JACK: It seems that Corey Booker is one the younger ones who is poised to carry on a more "reasoned" approach to getting the message across in a more reasoned way. Right now, the loss of John Lewis from among the living is a sad occasion.
FROM THE SHARK: Amen to that my friend.
FROM DR J: I like his mantra “make good trouble!”===JACK: There's a similar quote with the same idea..."A certain amount of fleas is good for any dog."
FROM GOOD DEBT JON: I ran across this earlier also: Tennessee Williams reflected as he approached his death that “we live in a perpetually burning building, and what we must save from it, all the time, is love… love for each other and the love that we pour into the art we feel compelled to share: being a parent; being a writer; being a painter; being a friend.” This quote doesn’t specifically address injustice as posited in today’s WW’s. Still, it would take little imagination to consider the burning building society today and the love we need for all (period, full stop with “all”)===JACK: What a great thought to connect up with the death of John Lewis and today's situation in America. Thanks always for your thoughtful thoughts.
FROM THE SHARK: Amen to that my friend.
FROM DR J: I like his mantra “make good trouble!”===JACK: There's a similar quote with the same idea..."A certain amount of fleas is good for any dog."
FROM GOOD DEBT JON: I ran across this earlier also: Tennessee Williams reflected as he approached his death that “we live in a perpetually burning building, and what we must save from it, all the time, is love… love for each other and the love that we pour into the art we feel compelled to share: being a parent; being a writer; being a painter; being a friend.” This quote doesn’t specifically address injustice as posited in today’s WW’s. Still, it would take little imagination to consider the burning building society today and the love we need for all (period, full stop with “all”)===JACK: What a great thought to connect up with the death of John Lewis and today's situation in America. Thanks always for your thoughtful thoughts.
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