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Manimal's avatar

That's awesome, thanks for sharing that! You're doing great brother!

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Martin Hackworth's avatar

The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you." I been sayin' that shit for years. And if you ever heard it, it meant your ass. I never really questioned what it meant. I thought it was just a cold-blooded thing to say to a motherfucker before you popped a cap in his ass. But I saw some shit this mornin' made me think twice. Now I'm thinkin': it could mean you're the evil man. And I'm the righteous man. And Mr. 9mm here, he's the shepherd protecting my righteous ass in the valley of darkness. Or it could be you're the righteous man and I'm the shepherd and it's the world that's evil and selfish. I'd like that. But that shit ain't the truth. The truth is you're the weak. And I'm the tyranny of evil men. But I'm tryin, Ringo. I'm tryin' real hard to be the shepherd.

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EllenV's avatar

Maybe this is too horrible to even bring up, but I just read about the 100 year each sentencing of those two men in Georgia who were abusing their two adopted biological brothers, who had come from a drug abuse situation in the first place, and then these two monsters took to abusing them and selling them to other men too. The more details, the worse it is. There isn't a millstone big enough to tie around their sorry necks. The article mentioned that the little boys are doing well at this time, considering what they have been through, and I wondered what absolute hero foster parents are attempting to mitigate the damage, out of the public eye, no big public hoopla, just a lot of work and care! Then I read your post, and it just seemed really timely.

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John A. Lucas's avatar

❤️❤️❤️

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FoxyHeterodoxy (Debra C)'s avatar

Well, this went in a direction I was not expecting. So very delightful and heartfelt. ❤️

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Chuck Worley's avatar

Well said, quite a collection of experiences this year. Happy for you all. Happy Holidays to you and yours,

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