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rDigital

(2,239 posts)
Sun Dec 16, 2012, 08:25 PM Dec 2012

Someday we'll all wake up and realize [View all]

that we are safe primarily because of the good will of others. Nothing more, nothing less. When that good will is absent, bad things happen.

We should start thinking of each other as family. We've all grown so far apart. When is the last time that you went out with your friends and they spent most of the time on their smartphone? How much time do you spend on the net unplugged from the real world. This distance is creating isolation. This isolation is creating animosity and disjointed realities.

If you think someone you know needs help, get them help by any means even if it means calling the authorities.

If you need help call a friend or a crisis hotline. Let someone know.

Hug your kids.
Hug your friends.
Hug your neighbor.
Hug a stranger.

We're all in this together. We need to love one another and love ourselves as well.

Pay it forward and love someone new today.

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k&r for the great Todd Rundgren. Laelth Dec 2012 #1
A no brainer. Phlem Dec 2012 #2
I hear you. rDigital Dec 2012 #7
kr HiPointDem Dec 2012 #3
!!! RegieRocker Dec 2012 #4
Yes. Exactly. Saboburns Dec 2012 #5
Agreed. There's a lot of blaming the victim going on rDigital Dec 2012 #8
+1 - Yes you are so right about isolation... cascadiance Dec 2012 #6
+1 Right on. rDigital Dec 2012 #9
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