Sunday, October 8, 2017

Love One Another

Not so long ago
In a galaxy nearby
A luminous talented terrestrial being
Posted a quote on social media:
"Go home, walk across the street, and serve your neighbor. What good does it do to save the world if we neglect the needs of those closest to us, and those whom we love the most? How much value is there in fixing the world, if the people around us are falling apart and we don't notice?" (Bonnie Oscarson, LDS Conference, Oct. 2017)
Coincidentally, about this same time
A next-door neighbor
was diagnosed with a somber ailment.
Nary a word of reassurance.

Walk around the corner,
pick up the telephone
or e-mail
words of encouragement and support.
What good does it do us to save the world
if we neglect the needs of those
nearest to us?  


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