Crossroads

Fractal Geometry:  A Mandelbrot

Our hearing is becoming clearer.  Our eyes are becoming more focused.  Our savvy is being whittled and honed.  In the past we were dragged into the frenzied fray, confused and perplexed.  Now we are able to sift through the raucous rabble and decipher who is blatantly using whom, who is blatantly fooling whom.  The yelling and screaming, the mayhem ensuing, needs to be chastened.  It is all up to us.  This is a time for reconciliation, not retribution.  This is a time to own up and man up.  This is no time to appeal to the ugliness that lies deep within all of us.  The anger that continues to fuel this situation needs to be quelled, assuaged, quieted.  This is a time of coming together, not a time for people to tear each other apart.  We are the solution.  People also can stand in the way of peaceful solutions as they have much to gain from the chaos.  The situation unfolding in Ferguson is not affecting just a few, but all of us.  The self-appointed spokesperson, the media, clergy, law enforcement, politicians and the federal government need to focus on solutions, not continuing to fan the flames of discord and discontent.  We need to take a good look at where we are as a people, a nation and where we are headed.   Situations arise that are times of reflection and soul searching.  They are opportunities to change our destiny for the better or for the worse.  We are at a crossroads.