Ray V. from Mitigating Chaos shared the following quote:
“Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference, which is an elegant name for ignorance.”
G. K. Chesterton– The Speaker, Dec. 15, 1900Marc has shown us his own loving-kindness by not only putting names to the victims but by showing us a snippet of what could have been. Too beautiful not to share.
Today we’ll go about our daily lives as if there is a tomorrow. Same as twenty three other people did. Twenty three people whose only crime was that they were living inside the age of insanity, where lives do not matter as much as rhetoric.
We like to say that tomorrow is not a guarantee, but for some, neither is today. This post is about the today they never got to have.
In Pittsburgh . . .
Irving Younger will grab an umbrella on his way out the door. He’ll leave a few minutes early so he can say how do to the regulars at his favorite coffee shop. He’ll share a funny story or two before making his way to Saturday service, where he’ll be the familiar face that greets Melvin Wax. These two early birds will boast about how they don’t feel a day over fifty, in spirit. Their…
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A Dalectable Life 
Dale,
Thank you for the re-blog. It is heartening to know that there are more of us than there are of them. And the “them” I refer to are the people who refuse to come to the table and forge some kind of plan.
It’s well past the time.
Peace and love to you
Marco
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Marco,
I just had to. You lovingly gave them a voice.
There ARE more of us than them. And yes, there needs to be something to bring them to the table and start DOING.
Way past time.
Peace and love right back to you.
Dale xo
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Reading each of the victim’s stories was sobering and painful. They ran the spectrum- from those who had lived full lives and contributed so much, to the very young with their whole lives ahead of them.
If this post introduced even a single person to them, I am happy for it.
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Their families would be more than touched to read what you have written. Be happy. You done more than good.
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You done good too. 😘
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Thank you for reblogging Dale giving me the chance to read💜
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Marc’s beautiful words needed to be shared.
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They did 💜
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Came to this via Dale and, given the news from California and the date today (Remembrance Day 2018) found it very moving. Thank you, David
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I shared your words with him, David. So very glad you took the time to read it.
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Thanks for sharing, Dale.
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Thanks for reading, Merril.
He writes beautifully, doesn’t he?
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Yes, indeed.
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Marc’s writing makes me want to 1. Sit down and have a good cry 2. Loft my MAC into the pool since there is no way I can approach his beauty. 3. Kick his ass for being so damn good.4. Give him a grateful hug 5. Have a big ole glass of Willitt. This was a post of posts and you were so right to honor it. You honored it wonderfully. Now, maybe I’ll assign the above five to you as well.
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You are so right about Marc’s writing. It is sublime. And this one in particular needed to be shared.
And back the truck up… I ain’t anywhere near his level… but you are sweet to even say so.
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I commented to Ray and Sorrowless directly. Pop over if interested…
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Of course I will 😁
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