DAVID MCMILLIAN, PH.D.
Where has respect for one another, and for us individually, gone? Perhaps social media especially makes it extremely easy to “fire, ready, aim!” Do I ever ask myself, “What am I thinking” (W.A.I.T.)? Maybe we need to increase thought and awareness of “the little things”; that is all we can do. Maybe that is enough!
I read Facebook posts or hear people talking “politics,” and referring to “Bush, Obama, Trump, Biden” or to “Pelosi, McConnell, Schumer” or some rather descriptive term, spouting all nature of insults and disparaging remarks. I hear it equally from both sides. Do we even think any more about the office these folks hold? The President of the United States, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or Majority Leader of the United States Senate, past or present?
It could be the mayor of our city, or it could even be the manager of the store I am in. We can disagree with politics and policies and still respect the office or position held. In fact, how about just respecting a fellow human being? After all, no matter what we think of policies, politics, or position, I am dealing with a fellow child of God.
How about this: At church on Easter Sunday, did you look around and observe how folks were dressed? I saw a range of dress from “Easter Sunday Best” to shorts and T-shirt. Don’t get me wrong. It’s good to show up at church, but have we lost total respect for a variety of behaviors and institutions we once held in esteem and importance?
There is a proverb that says, “If everyone sweeps in front of their house, the whole street gets cleaned.” Perhaps I need to pick up my broom and get busy.
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THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE April 9 ISSUE OF FOCUS SB - THE INQUISITOR.