The Camp By, Melissa R. Mendelson White snow clung to metal, begging for escape. Its watery fingers traced the barb wire. Cold tears fell, circling and plummeting to the ground, eaten by oblivion. A glimpse of sunlight tried to catch it but failed, and the fence shook with sadness. More snow clung and fell to the metal barrier that […]
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“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” – Oscar Wilde
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“Never allow your past to affect who you are today.”
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“A free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.” – Adlai Stevenson
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“Privilege, almost by definition, requires that someone pay the price for its enjoyment.” – Paula Ross
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We are all creatures of this great earth — interconnected in ways beyond understanding. Take elephants. So big. So strong. And yet, when a member of the herd passes, even elephants mourn. They gather around, extend their trunks, and gently touch the tusks of their fallen friend. It’s their ritual. It’s how they heal. And it’s sad. And it’s beautiful. […]
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“Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.” – Robert Green Ingersoll
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