Thanksgiving

Combating cynicism when we are older can be a challenge. By now we have seen much and understand what motivates some humans to destroy and derail. How to live with internal peace in a world where some celebrate or ignore the nefarious can be difficult to reconcile. 

Trumpism has shone a light on the ugly and as I read comments on American Thanksgiving dinners skipped or those attended falling prey to arguments, one realizes how it has touched a nerve on the social consciousness. The core value system of many has been challenged by people they thought cared about them and their principles. 

One thing is to have a difference of opinion on selected governing policies but it is quite another to ignore flagrant criminality and basic human decency.