Long ago, the images of the war
The growing death count
Arrived only with the evening news
On radio or later television,
The personal stories rarely told.
Yet, the words and images
Impacted even those far away
Now, the news and images of atrocities
Arrive quickly with details
Filling continual news and social media
With personal stories and faces
With images of lives and livelihoods lost,
That live in our heads and ravage our hearts,
No matter who, what or where we are.
As I've struggled over the past few days,
I've thought about the Fred Rogers quote
Circulated in the days after 9-1-1
We all need to help, donate, pray for peace.
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news,
my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers.
You will always find people who are helping.”
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my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers.
You will always find people who are helping.”
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