Life is like going down a long highway. Every town, pit stop or roadside attraction is a lesson to be learned.

What will you find at each place? Love? Acceptance? Peace? War? Religion? Or will you come across something truly terrifying? Have you stepped from the Outer Limits into the Twilight Zone? Did time freeze when horrific events such as 9/11 or Virginia Tech, Columbine, Oklahoma City, or Orlando occurred?

How is it that we, as a people, have come to accept prejudice, fear and hate mongering as everyday life? What happened to ‘love thy neighbor’ and ‘do unto others as you would have them do unto you?’

America, we need to stop the violence. We must look beyond a person’s skin, culture, creed, sex, and orientation. We have to accept our differences and find a way to love each other truly not just during the days and weeks of a horrific event.

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