I wrote a blistering blog about his demeanor during his testimony, Trumps remarks about Dr Ford, about how America had once been a model for other nations to emulate, and about what we needed to do to get back there.
It was good.
Then I sat down to watch “Won’t you be my neighbor?” the story of Fred Rogers.
Mr Rogers tried to teach us that we were special just the way we are.
He told us to find the good in you and me.
Which reminded me of a song written by Dick Holler and first recorded by Dion, “Abraham, Martin and John.”
It was written in 1968 after the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy.
It speaks to a time of sadness and grief, both for these 2 men and for what they stood for.
We didn’t know if this was the end of the dream of a better society. The country was at war and there was great racial division at home.
Dion’s words reminded us that we had been here before.
Lincoln, Jack Kennedy, King, and Bobby…….
Didn't you love the things they stood for?
Didn't they try to find some good for you and me?
All assassinated.
Yet the struggle for justice lives on…..
And we'll be free,
Someday soon it's gonna be one day.
In his own way, Mr Rogers told us to find the good in you and me, and to accept each other just the way we are. He taught tolerance, not hatred; and at the same time, for standing up for principles.
He also taught that it’s not an easy road, but it is the right one.
Abraham, Martin, John and Bobby paid the ultimate price for what they stood for.
Hatred will always try to divide.
We can’t beat it with more hatred.
We beat it by knowing what we stand for and not giving up on the dream.
Didn't you love the things they stood for?
Didn't they try to find some good for you and me?
And we'll be free,
Someday soon it's gonna be one day.
http://youtu.be/a5hFMy4pTrs
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