Time Is Neutral
I have for many years been of the strong opinion that writing from a place of anger is foolhardy. The fear is that the anger would cloud how I articulate my thoughts and structure my sentences. The fear is that the reader would liken me to a madman versus an intellectual committed to the forward progress of this country. The fear is that critics will celebrate that they’re right and the bootless man will remain bootless while still being told to pull himself up by his bootstraps.
However, those fears noted I must ignore.
Just a few days ago, Melissa Ortega, an eight-year-old girl was shot in the head and killed. A baby, who with her mother, just moved to our country presumably to ensure a brighter future. This news just after reading a fathers public statement that Caleb Westbrook, his 14-year-old son was gunned down days prior. So I must confess to you — the reader — that I am angry. But I pray that God speaks through me as I write.
In light of the recent murders of children, a moral man or woman must question the values of the society in which they live. If adults can allow tragic events such as these to happen — what feels like every week — then what does that say about our society? What does…
