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It is my experience that we have, in general, lost the ability to communicate our differences of opinion while at the same time valuing our opponent as a person.
If that means we don’t value anyone except those who agree with us, I wonder how long it will be until we stand alone?
The other day I watched as a couple drove into the parking lot of a supermarket, parked and walked toward the store, only to return to the car fighting and shouting at each other, in and out of the car, for about ten minutes.
I wondered what it must have been like growing up in that house?
The leaves are turning here in New England. You can feel a chill in the air that conjures up the winter ahead. I remember the excitement I used to feel as winter approached. Toboggan runs, sleds, frozen ponds and pick up hockey games filled the days.
I wonder if my enthusiasm has waned because I no longer do any of those things or because I forget sometimes to recognize the great import of breathing?
