06-28-2020, 10:41 PM
I really enjoyed reading your thoughts. I agree that nobody seems to focus on those of us in “flyover country” so to speak. I think in smaller towns and out in the country, it is much more real than in big cities. I have nothing against big cities. I agree with you and others that the media focuses too much on all this unrest in big cities.
I live in a town that has a smidge over 25,000 people. Just the right size. Small town friendliness and yet much nearby. We have a thriving downtown, unlike many small towns. I was eating outside at my favorite watering hole the other day. As a bus came by around the corner, I saw a African American guy shout for the bus to stop for a minute. It turned out the bike rack in front of the bus was sticking out, and could have damaged another vehicle. The gentleman put the rack back as it was. As he came walking back, I gave him a thumbs up, and he smiled at me. No matter what color/whatever someone is in our town, we all are in this together. Acts of kindness go on every day in our town.
This kind of stuff gives me hope. I like to focus on what we have in common rather than what may divide us.
I live in a town that has a smidge over 25,000 people. Just the right size. Small town friendliness and yet much nearby. We have a thriving downtown, unlike many small towns. I was eating outside at my favorite watering hole the other day. As a bus came by around the corner, I saw a African American guy shout for the bus to stop for a minute. It turned out the bike rack in front of the bus was sticking out, and could have damaged another vehicle. The gentleman put the rack back as it was. As he came walking back, I gave him a thumbs up, and he smiled at me. No matter what color/whatever someone is in our town, we all are in this together. Acts of kindness go on every day in our town.
This kind of stuff gives me hope. I like to focus on what we have in common rather than what may divide us.