It looked like cowardice

I am not sure where this came from but I know that you have always plumbed the depths of integrity in all things. Much to ponder here.

Thank you, Tonia.

That little piece leaves us with lots to think about !!!

Then it met my goal, Peter. Thank you.

This "little" piece feels very very important !!!

This makes me think of your other post - one of the things learned at the rock quarry, not ever fully knowing what good comes of what you do. I think about that when I witness a kind act and it lifts my spirits...how those actions ripple outward (as do their opposites). I was at the post office the other day when a woman who had propped her cane precariously at the counter didn't turn away from her transaction when it fell to the floor and didn't see that when it fell, the man in front of me picked it up and gently replaced it beside her. She finished what she was doing and then looked for it on the floor and was bewildered to find it within reach beside her. I think I have felt that same bewilderment when something goes right that I fully expected to be wrong and now I wonder what might have happened to have made that moment happen; it is nice to imagine that it might have been engineered by compassion or some desire to do the right thing.

Beautiful, Peregrine.

I like.

Thank you, Leo.

We all react differently to certain situations...and in most cases one doesn't outweigh another. I may march and carry a placard for civil rights while another may draft legislation or have the courage to cast a needed vote for a compassionate law; one may burn a flag or a draft card in response to an unjust law while another may volunteer in a veteran's hospital. In my mind, we all have parts to play, according to our personalities, as long as we are doing the "right" thing that will make this world a better place.

Beautiful, Bob.

Debbie, this shows your depth and courage. "I was wrong"--most people have a hard time saying this (for non political reasons) or even being aware of it.

Thank you, Verie.

I was in the Royal Australian Signal Corps during the Vietnam War and within the army publicly and stridently opposed our involvement. I was very unpopular - but what the heck!

Magi, I salute you.

Thank you, Debbie.

I opposed the War because it was the right thing to do. My Commanding Officer threatened to ship me direct to Vietnam unless I shut up. I didn't but fate intervened ... I was transferred into another unit whose Commanding Officer was sympathetic to my views - and he kept me out of harms way.

Interesting. Like it.

I really appreciate this. Years ago I learned, for other reason and circumdtances, to speak the truth and not practice indifference.

Thanks.

Sometimes we help others by being honest about ourselves. This can apply to many situations, not just of what you speak. Excellent.

Powerful words.

Courage takes so many forms and often those who need to see it most are the most blind. I can see now though.