listen

Why am I crying over the opening of a game show? Gene Wilder’s voice and the playful, enduring hope the character had in people.

Robin Williams has the same impact on me. I think about his smile and the roles he chose. Roles that could only be portrayed by someone profoundly connected to love.

Alan Alda’s voice. Takes me to that MASH tent and the way those characters hated war and sacrificed so much to heal others.

The voice of my long ago pastor and mentor, Bob. He would recite poetry about savoring the beauty of the world and preach sermons demanding the compassion of Jesus.

It would be so easy today to give voice to Vivek or JD or Donald. To reprint the foul language and focus on the worst of men.

But if you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it. There are amazing humans doing the right thing. Let’s listen for them.