There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth. We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color. We allow our ignorance to prevail upon us and make us think we can survive alone, alone in patches, alone in groups, alone in races, even alone in genders. We must infuse our lives with art. Our national leaders must be informed that we want them to use our taxes to support street theatre in order to oppose street gangs. We should have a well-supported regional theatre in order to oppose regionalism and differences which keep us apart. We need nationally to support small, medium, and large art museums which show us images of ourselves, those we like and those we dislike. In some way, very important to us, we need to see those we dislike even more than those we like because somehow we get glancing visions of how we look 'as through a window darkly.' Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with shades of deeper meaning. There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it. Nature has no mercy at all. Nature says, "I'm going to snow. If you have on a bikini and no snowshoes, that's tough. I am going to snow anyway." Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told: "I'm with you kid. Let's go." Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time. Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise. | 
