The little place on Earth where hope lives – Michael Morse

by Michael Morse, contributing writer, commentary

In a country of 335,000,000 people there will be a lot of “crazy” ones. Those of us who are not have a responsibility to do our best to be civil, productive and accepting of the ways of people whose ideology does not align with our own. 

Opinions are just that, and everybody has some of their own. But opinions are just part of who we are, and they are not written in stone; they are liquid things, shaped by introspection and experience. It is impossible for everybody to hold the same beliefs – religiously, politically, and socially, so we do our best to find our commonality and live together in peace.

Except for the “crazy” ones. They are out there, some in plain sight, and others lost in a world of their creation egged on by people who validate their feelings with accusation, threats and dire predictions of a fascist state and oppressed populace doomed to be destroyed by a climate catastrophe, or worse, created by an enemy who must be put down.

When everything seems hopeless I retreat, and return my thinking to where it belongs – the world I have created here in my little place on Earth where peace, love and harmony exists, most of the time, and new ideas are encouraged, and more listening than preaching happens, and I take care of what I can to the best of my ability, never losing faith in the people who I share my time on Earth with.

The “nuts” get their fifteen minutes of fame every now and then – but the rest of us get a lifetime of living.

Together.

Thoughts and prayers for the victims of the madness that captured Butler, Pennsylvania yesterday.

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Michael Morse, [email protected], a monthly contributor is a retired Captain with the Providence Fire Department.

Michael Morse spent 23 years as a firefighter/EMT with the Providence Fire Department before retiring in 2013 as Captain, Rescue Co. 5. He is an author of several books, most offering fellow firefighter/EMTs and the general population alike a poignant glimpse into one person’s journey through life, work and hope for the future. He is a Warwick resident.

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