"i believe we can be better. those who died here, those who saved lives here - they help me believe. we may not be able to stop all evil in the world, but i know that how we treat one another is entirely up to us. i believe that for all our imperfections, we are full of decency and goodness, and that the forces that divide us are not as strong as those that unite us."
sounds a bit like this line from milwaukee:
"the way you treat each other is up to you."
i'd love it if our president was a SK6ers fan! on a more serious note, his speech definitely made me choke up a bit - and i'm not normally a crier. i hope everyone, no matter what political association he aligns himself with, had a chance to listen and reflect (and if you didn't, here's the video and transcript). it's sad that it takes such a tragedy to make us realize we're all in this together. i'll end with my other favorite part of his speech:
"what matters is not wealth, or status, or power, or fame - but rather, how well we have loved, and what small part we have played in bettering the lives of others."
may we never forget..
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