A friend of mine the other day told me she heard a quote that was sticking with her. "In order to do good, you have to do something." I'm not sure there's much we have figured out about how to quell the violence in our community or how to work toward positive change with our young people, but I am pretty sure that whatever the answers and strategies are, we do actually have to do something. And I'm pretty sure that involved in the doing something is actually getting to know the young people.
A few of us went into the Walnut neighborhood last night and found a bunch of kids hanging around. For a few hours, we played and talked with them, got to know their names and interests and personalities a bit. Where might a positive difference begin to take shape if we do not begin to know and care about one another?
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