They are Products of Society, Whether that Society is With Us or Others

   So, we have so many mass murders, so many attacks on multiple people, that it almost seems they are daily.
   And, we wonder what can be done.
   One of the surest answers is getting no attention at all. Any person is influenceable. Any person can be affected by another. So, why don't we try to influence them? We, as a society, should see the need to be more nurturing, to be talking to those who are in danger of -- to use the term -- going off.
    I would guess the neighbors we see as a little edgy are the neighbors we tend to shy away from. Perhaps that is our mistake. These are the ones who need our influence, our direction, and they will never get it if we do not walk into their circle of friends.
   We've heard it said, It take a village to raise a child. Well, it also takes a village to keep a neighbor on the straight and narrow. We've heard it said that we are all products of our environment. Well, these people will be less likely to be good products if we don't offer to give them a good environment.
   To put it in religious terms, Let your light so shine that it will be a light for others. I also think of the Savior's advice to Peter that when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. In this case, that would mean not rushing in until you are strong enough to be the influencer, not the one being influenced.