Like the peace sign. Peaceful marches. Lean on me brotherly love.

Without the current sharp sword of social media or the leaning left and right media coverage, most of that love sign advice was communicated in songs.

One that keeps rattling around my brain these days has these lyrics:

“I knew a man that I did not care for. And then one day, that man gave me a call. We sat and talked about things on our minds. And now that man, he is a friend of mine…”

(from “Reach Out of the Darkness”, Friend and Lover, 1968,)

So whether you remember that group or ever heard the song, it rings truer now that ever.

It’s just simple people science. When you speak of a group of folks all separated out and lumped together by their color/gender/sexual preference/political party/statehood/nationality…you name it…you know nothing about them.

Nothing. Except what you read in the sharp social media posts or left/right leaning media.

When you sit and talk about things on your mind, you find out all kinds of mind-altering things about that other person that may have absolutely nothing to do with the topic at hand.

Get curious. You may find a friend.

Reach out of the darkness and give it a try. There’s really nothing uncomfortable about it.

Just some 50 year old advice….and a groovy song.

SKATE ON!

Darla