I wonder how the absentee clergy would have responded if the agenda had been focused on the recent declaration by Elon Musk:
"The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy."
Interview with Elon Musk on the Joe Rogan podcast, Feb. 28, 2025
The question of empathy is not merely one about why can't we all just get along, as some would pose it. In the current climate, it is increasingly becoming an existential challenge for what most of us hold dear.
Great article. Brought home many memories. Growing up a white boy in a working class neighborhood in Chicago in the 1950s and early 1960s, it was almost impossible to not become a racist. (Imagine growing up in Mississippi or Alabama in those days - or now!) Most of my relatives and neighbors were racist or just became "accidental racists" because of the prevailing culture. Many of the Chicago Police Department officers were also. The police had a code they would use on their radio calls - TNA. Guess what that meant. It's hard to undo that mind set. Thanks to my parents and to experiencing high school with many fine black kids as friends, I was innoculated against that virus.
It's just not right. They don't really need it...
And a real estate agent should know. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Glenda
I wonder how the absentee clergy would have responded if the agenda had been focused on the recent declaration by Elon Musk:
"The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy."
Interview with Elon Musk on the Joe Rogan podcast, Feb. 28, 2025
The question of empathy is not merely one about why can't we all just get along, as some would pose it. In the current climate, it is increasingly becoming an existential challenge for what most of us hold dear.
Thank you for a thoughtful read.
Doug
“There is no fire like lust; there is no grip like hatred; there is no net like delusion; there is no river like craving.” —Dhammapada, Verse 251
Thanks, Glenda. Beautifully put, a voice of hope.
Great article. Brought home many memories. Growing up a white boy in a working class neighborhood in Chicago in the 1950s and early 1960s, it was almost impossible to not become a racist. (Imagine growing up in Mississippi or Alabama in those days - or now!) Most of my relatives and neighbors were racist or just became "accidental racists" because of the prevailing culture. Many of the Chicago Police Department officers were also. The police had a code they would use on their radio calls - TNA. Guess what that meant. It's hard to undo that mind set. Thanks to my parents and to experiencing high school with many fine black kids as friends, I was innoculated against that virus.
Glenda Winders' remembrance of such a defining evening touched my inner core and left me with tangible ideas to proceed in the future....
Excellent article. Thanks for sharing.