“In a world where you can be anything ... be kind. And don’t let anyone make you cruel. No matter how badly you want to give the world a taste of its own bitter medicine, it is never worth losing yourself” -
Vanessa Juresic
Important & poignant words by my late friend VJ
“Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all of God's children.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
No mother should have to go through this.
A vial of insulin costs about $5 to make. Yet people with diabetes are dying because drug companies charge as much as $540 per vial in the U.S. https://t.co/iRd8n2AA27
Palestinians: We are being shot in the face
Western media: *crickets*
Palestinian human rights orgs: Palestinians are being shot in the face
Western media: *crickets*
Israeli human rights orgs: Palestinians are being shot in the face.
Western media: Wow, this is news to us
9) if you must choose between being "right" and being "loving" toward someone you care about when exchanging views, choose to be loving as often as you can. being right in some situations is vital, but in the end if we don't have relationships, what do we have?
Steak-umm bless
5) unless you're an expert in a given field, you're only able to grasp a very watered down version of that field. we live in a world where everyone thinks they're experts on everything. try to stay humble in your opinions, especially toward those with specific expertise