2017 - August 17 - All You Need Is Love

On a day marred by another terrorist attack and an unhinged tweet by our "president," I choose to look at hate again. I was very moved by the responses of Heather  Heyer's family following her death in the terrorist attack in Charlottesville last Saturday. They refused to give into the easy way out. They did not choose hatred. They chose love. Not love for the attacker, but for everything Heather Heyer stood for. Love for their fellow human beings. And the four wise men from Liverpool (well, technically I think this is a Lennon composition) showed us the way 50 years ago. All You Need Is Love. Indeed. And before you write it off as hippie bullshit, just give it a try. It might be easier to hate, but it is always better to love.