Looking back on my life, there are, of course many things I wish I could take retract. As do we all.
It was a stellar week in some ways, and a total jolt in another. Seeing our president singing Amazing Grace brought tears to my eyes. And I cried with joy at the news that the Supreme Court affirmed the legitimacy of gay marriage. Personally, this means so much because my child is married to her wife, they are bringing up a kid, and I have been crazy with fear that their domestic life could be so compromised by law. Now, we can relax.
I was jubilant that the Court came out in favor of the spirit of the ACA. I have seen so many folks here in Florida who have truly benefited, and who would be devastated if the ruling had been the other way.
In the aftermath of the Charleston massacre, we all must search our souls. The ACA has been done, and the gay marriage issue is resolved throughout the nation.
And now, we need to move on and address the hard issue of racism in America. Each one of us needs to search our souls and conscience - all of us, black, white, hispanic and whatever. First of all, we need to know each other, and then, perhaps, over time, we can forgive each other as the families of the nine slain in Charleston have done.
One thing by another thing, we need to go back and see what we are doing that promulgates the divide of race and ethnicity.
For example, we need to ask ourselves about the diversity of our friendships and our kids' friendships. Those dinner parties, those play dates- how diverse are they?
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