Hate begets hate.
This week a few people filled with hate have succeeded in spreading fear, in spreading pain, in spreading doubt.
Don’t let them succeed in spreading hate.
We, as a city, as a country, as a world, cannot afford to succumb to hate. Feel the sadness. The fear, pain, and doubt. But when hate comes to you, full of its easy seduction, turn your back on it. Think of the people you love and of the people who love you.
Think of the people you know at all levels, from strangers to family, and chose to love even those you don’t know. Because in times of pain the only voice as loud as fear is that of compassion.
Make it even louder.
Think of how we can all create a safer world not by hurting those who hurt us, but by loving those around us.
Love begets love.