A volunteer for a Children's Home.... a Builder's Class.. A Service Network that moves families out of poverty toward improved quality of life and self-sufficiency.. Choirs... Mayoral Committee... City Citizen of the Year.. County Volunteer of the year...
Another who volunteered for a League of Women focusing on women's and children's well-being, education and health..... a group focusing on Colonial history preservation, education an patriotism.. and, to mention a talent in the beauty of nature outside, bringing it in to display for others inside the home....
One who wrote a manual for a new long distance, which ultimately led to replacing the use of operators... juggled Church Administrator, Organist, Chairman of Missions, and Outreach Committee... a Discipleship ministry for boys focused on building godly men through activities, mentorship and spiritual growth, Young Life Chairman, Church Fundraiser, etc etc etc.
Another....... member of Missouri and American Poly Sci Association.. Wrote four books.. (40's Sports Heroes, Atomic Energy Law, Constitutional Law, History of a Coal Company.. Gathered, outfitted, coached eager kids in the mini-track club he personally organized.. Ran a gym, when the business ended, donated all the Nautilus equipment to a local University..
I got fatigued simply reading all those accomplishments... Those four have recently moved on from our Earth, and it's a certainty, they're continuing their good elsewhere..
And............. oh yeah........... they had jobs.........
And............ oh yeah........... families........
And............. oh yeah....... Every. Single. Day. I read the Ugly that dominates our News today. TV. Radio. Social Media. Seeing something on Social Network as simple as..... seeing a car for sale... a group convo on how a college sport team is doing... a restaurant review on a local site........ within the first five entries, people are at the throats of others. Name-calling, mudslinging, hatred spewed from a keyboard.
I'm in pieces, bits and pieces... all I do is sit and cry......
Thank you thank you thank you to The Greatest Generation examples above of folks who spread good... care... concern for others...... rather than standby, armed with a barrel of manure and a shovel readied to shove it on someone.
Seems we could all learn from their examples...... perhaps pull ourselves up by our bootstraps........ concentrate on good......... giving.......... niceness......... to give another Dave Clark Five record a chance.........
And I'm feelin', glad all over yes I'm glad all over.
Why's it so hard?
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