Note to Myself No. 24

Before you get all bent out of shape,

let's be logical.

Most issues have two sides

pro and con

and all that.

But some things are so beyond debate

that reasonable people

can't disagree

unless they're just being disagreeable.

The earth isn't flat.

The sun doesn't revolve

 around a stationary earth.

Some issues have more than two sides.

Four

or five

or ten.

Peace, for example.

Everybody agrees in principle

that it's a good thing.

But nobody 

(at least nobody with political capital)

can agree on how to accomplish it.

You'd think it would be simple.

Just stop using weapons

and other instruments of power

to exercise your will

to the detriment of the "enemy."

Understand deep in your gut

that your only enemy is fear

and that hatred grows out of fear.

Live simply.

Take turns.

Share.

And know when enough is enough.