If America were a nation of charity, many of our problems would be swept away. If Americans felt charitable, one towards another, the wonderfulness of our country would be exceeding.
But, it is a charm we do not have. America is great in many ways, but we are not a nation that thinks kindly one toward another. We bicker and bite at each other, we find fault, we accuse, we assail, libel and slander each other.
No, we are not charitable, one with another. Each looks to find something wrong. Pick a fault and poke a stick.
Republicans hate democrats, Democrats hate Republicans, and each considers the other without moral character. Nor is it just in politics that our hatred is displayed. We find fault with co-workers and with neighbors. It sometimes seems we can't do something as simple as going to the gas station, without finding fault with the gas attendant. We complain about the other drivers on the roads and we complain about the boss not giving us a big enough Christmas bonus.
Pick a fault and poke a stick.
I am not so sure this isn't the greatest flaw in our nation, our hatred, one to another.
There is a better way. If you don't have to feel ill toward another person, don't do it. Don't criticize their job performance, their character, or how they do or do not take out the trash, or the way the do or do not wash the dishes, or how they drive down the street.
Not to say there are not times when we should. There are times when things do need to be corrected. But, it should be, find a fault, and fix it, not, find a fault and poke a stick.
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