Nevertheless, if as a community we commit to nurturing a respectful and kind society, then no one individual has to take the full brunt of changing negative social conditions. When someone tires, there are neighbors who continue. This week is dedicated to remembering Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. and all that he represents. We are called to reflect on the social improvements which have been made and the problems which continue to challenge us. It is an opportunity for us to address racial misunderstandings, to listen to one another's stories and to come closer to experiencing our full humanity.
Hateful graffiti is only one manifestation of anonymous violence.
But if we address the conditions that foment derogatory messages on stairwell doors, then we will have gone a long way towards correcting conditions that create distrust and intolerance. Life is relentlessly short. Let us squeeze as much goodness into it as we can. May death find us full, satisfied with having done enough.