I recommend reading the whole essay at the following link:http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2013/04/16/3440351/issac-j-bailey-when-loving-others.html
April 16, 2013
By Issac J. Bailey
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Reports of a bombing here, a dead soldier there, in Iraq and Afghanistan have become so routine I have to force myself to pay attention to them.
The same with bloody unrest in Libya and daily slaughter in Syria.
Even a big undetected rock falling from the sky is part of the routine we now call life.
Belittling each other. Thinking the worst of each other. Calling each other nasty names just because we can. Routine.
A planned, deadly bombing at one of the world’s most prestigious marathons has been added to the list of the routine, another of the thousands cuts.
Over most of those things, we have little to no control.
But we can make hugging our children a little tighter a little more often a part of the new routine, not just in response to the latest tragedy.
We can treat each other with more kindness as part of the new routine. We can decide to routinely love the unlovable.
Read more here: http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2013/04/16/3440351/issac-j-bailey-when-loving-others.html#storylink=cpy
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