For the last few days as I watched
events unfold in Boston my mind was a jumble of thoughts. I
watched
as innocent people suffered at the hands of terrorists. I watched as
Americans tried to rally against those terrorist who would make us
afraid to leave our homes and to gather in mass to follow American
traditions.
As time passed I watched the news and
tried to to pick real facts out of a maze of distortions cast by
the media and the police themselves. I cast no blame for that
misinformation because I know some was done by accident and some for
good intentions. I suspect it might be a long time before we have all
the true facts of the story, and it's that reason I tread lightly
here.
I spent my life trying to understand
the how and why of all things. In this search I have seen a lot of
rights and wrongs. I have come to the conclusion that the greatest
question we can ask is, what is right? There are many perceptions of
right and wrong, of moral and immoral. Sometimes the path to
enlightenment lies in the questions themselves. So let's ask some
questions.
Who is correct, the political left or
right? I think both sides are correct, but it's in the solutions
where the differences lie. Not long after the Occupy Wall Street
event I spent all night talking to both organizers and participants.
I found them to be greatly divided on solutions, in part because that
always happens and we all think differently. Part of the reason for
their differences was that some of the organizers were out for power
and money, while others were average citizens wanting a voice.
