Oh, my dear friends, you who are letting miserable misunderstandings run on from year to year, meaning to clear them up some day; you who are keeping wretched quarrels alive because you cannot quite make up your mind that now is the day to sacrifice your pride and kill them; you who are passing men sullenly upon the street, not speaking to them out of some silly spite!

July 28, 2026

Oh, my dear friends, you who are letting miserable misunderstandings run on from year to year, meaning to clear them up some day; you who are keeping wretched quarrels alive because you cannot quite make up your mind that now is the day to sacrifice your pride and kill them; you who are passing men sullenly upon the street, not speaking to them out of some silly spite!

Oh, my dear friends, you who are letting miserable misunderstandings run on from year to year, meaning to clear them up some day; you who are keeping wretched quarrels alive because you cannot quite make up your mind that now is the day to sacrifice your pride and kill them; you who are passing men sullenly upon the street, not speaking to them out of some silly spite, and yet knowing that it would fill you with shame and remorse if you heard that one of those men were dead tomorrow morning; you who are letting your neighbor starve, till you hear that he is dying of starvation; or letting your friend’s heart ache for a word of appreciation or sympathy, which you mean to give him some day,—if you only could know and see and feel, all of a sudden, that “the time is short,” how it would break the spell! How you would go instantly and do the thing which you might never have another chance to do.

—P. Brooks

I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

—Philippians 3:14

What a quote! But so much is so true. There are so many today, they just hate and hate. They fall into this groupthink, then cancel others when people do not want any part of their hate club. Cancel culture today is real, it is also very sad that some live like this! They give up friendships with others, family, friends, coworkers, etc. Today the woke culture has created this environment of political correctness, a division, and so much hate, negativity, and people who live in so much misery. They just don't get it, they become blinded by their hate as if it is a spell they are under. Yes, time is short. It is sad to see all these haters. Do they think that their hate will be allowed in Heaven? I saw an obituary this past year or so and they were so proud of saying in a published newspaper obituary how much they hate President Trump. Do they think that this is going to help them get into Heaven? It is sad to see, read, and hear about. I saw it all as I retired, the cancel culture, the hate, the woke ideology pushed and if you did not fall in line with the groupthink, you were cancelled, I was. I am not joining any hate club. I am living a life filled with prayer, gratitude, love, positivity, and being joyful in the Lord! I am loving all people, as life is short, and we need to be all about love in this short life we live! Love like Jesus! Press on toward the goal of Heaven!