my latest thought

I have decided that the capacity to love is in direct proportion to the capacity to empathise. Some old guy once said that it is impossible to say you love someone until you know what hurts them. I think that fellow knew a thing or two. You cannot love other people until you are able to put yourself in their place. If you can't bring yourself to make the attempt put yourself in someone else's place, then your only alternative is to objectify them - which the special sort of hatred that leads to bigotry, racism, and the fanatical swinging of machetes.

So, if you find that you're filled with rage at someone, put down that machete, my friend, and open up your heart. And that's all the mush I've got for today.