Love and Beauty

I felt for years that I could live isolated away in my own little world. I didn't want to be part of the world that I felt had not treated me well. I had felt rejected by my peers at an impressionable age. I had been the victim of arson and also had witnessed violent acts done against innocent people by angry mobs. Seeing this violence and hate made me want to escape the harsh realities I had witnessed.

Now I look for the beauty that exists in life. The love that can never be defeated by hate. The courage that fear can never conquer. The hope that never is extinguished. The indomitable spirit that can never be vanquished. All of these things are real.