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Pendrench

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19. Hi uriel1972 - thank you for replying to my post.

Reply to uriel1972 (Reply #18)

Sat Jun 22, 2019, 09:56 PM

Jun 2019

While I agree that there are many "atrocious" things in this world, I also believe that there are many wonderful, loving people.

For example, just over a week ago, my father was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer - today was his funeral.

https://www.candlelightfuneralhome.com/notices/Tom-Lynch?fbclid=IwAR2_dYifAi61VqEr8aWuR-Cr4QJSDqae1oX1kMT9Aj83IL5EWLZ0pL7igAQ

During those last days that we spent with him, he and my family were supported and comforted by countless individuals - not just family and friends, but also his doctors, the hospital staff, the nursing home staff, the hospice staff, the people at the funeral home and the cemetery, the florist, and the staff at the restaurant where we held the gathering after the burial.

So that is what I see when I look around...I see and acknowledge that there is sadness, suffering, selfishness and evil, but I also see that there is joy, comfort, selflessness, goodness and love. And hopefully that latter outweighs the former.

Thank you again for your reply - wishing you well and peace!

Tim

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