Inoculate!

You know, we live in a country where there is literally a church on every street corner you go down. Now, you would think that with so many churches spreading the word of salvation, peace, love and harmony society in theory, should be in a better place. Not!

The ironic thought here is, the disease that plagues our society, we've had the cure forever! It's always been readily available and most important of all...it's free! But somehow the practitioners have opted out to capture the American dream, whatever that is, and have neglected issuing the much needed daily doses. Somehow the increase in the divorce rates have emptied the syringes of the required antidote. Dead-beat dads, dysfunctional families, and generational issues have left this disease unchecked in our youth for years and now you and I will suffer the consequences of other's neglect. With no moral family medical attention, the germ festered and took on a new characteristic of it's own. It has mutated and engendered a strain that promotes a lack of fear, of death, and total disrespect. Life has no meaning to the young men and boys who have succumb to its grip. Left unchecked, each generation will continue to get worse. We see this every day. We can ill-afford to constantly turn blinded eyes or deaf ears and buy into the logic, "this is just the way it is!" NO IT ISN'T! Their violent behavior is deteriorating because they don't have a fear of dying! Without this psychological balance being in place, there is no control.

So, what is the antidote? I'm glad you asked. It's simple and you and I can start the inoculation process by utilizing "TLL." What is it? Talk, Listen, and Love. This is where you and I take the opportunity to recapture that son, grandson, nephew or the neighborhood menace. Understand, these guys are angry and hurt because they feel no one cares, no one is listening, and they have no options. We adults are the ones that relinquished our authority to them because of fear or a lack of understanding. In a nutshell, we isolated them. This is our creation. Now they've placed society in a grip of panic! The elderly are the ones who now move out of their way or view the world from the safety of their homes. A group of older men will cross the street or detour their walks for fear of confrontation. Businesses lose patrons because of the unsavory elements that hang out in the area. So if you and I won't TLL(talk, listen, and love), they will continue to use the only tool they have to try and get our attention...violence. Don't get this twisted, we won't save the world, but we can take back that respect and authority one injection at a time!