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Continued from Page 22 Which I have done myself, so I can be hypercritical but I can still change. So the crap continues and in a way the world gets smellier and more annoying, what’s next? I thought how hard is it real ly, if every day I pick it up. Upon looking and paying attention, I find other garbage that is usually also thrown around or I go to a nearby gar bage can and find something to clean up our boardwalk. So instead of complaining, wait ing for others or getting angry, I am doing one thing to make the world a better place. You are either part of the problem (those that do it and those that do nothing) or part of the solution (doing something to change, clean, fix, help out.) Now imagine if others did that, I pass dozens of people and hundreds who use the boardwalk daily! Weekend and summers, thousands! So instead of just self-centered exercise, why not stop once
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2017 and clean up the crap or gar bage, do your part? Result: clean boardwalks, no more crap! Now imagine applying this to life, which I am trying. If I or others did that with
our families, and in our re cent political world, instead of crapping on others, or com plaining, judging and waiting for someone else to clean up a mess, we did it. Without the government and without any taxpayers money. And it can be done today, not some empty, some day promise. My final thought, in riding my bike I discovered most people don’t live in aware ness of others, their world is
small, self-centered, hence they don’t notice what their dog does effects the larger community. At the same time, I think they also don’t realize that each decision, little or big, actually has a positive or a negative effect? I know deep down that all humans are cre ated the same, by the same God and deep down want the same things: respect, hope, love and security for their families. Don’t you? I know we can’t always agree or see things the same way, and crap is always go ing to be a part of life! But, the Golden Rule still applies! Do unto others, as you would want done unto you! I repeat, in other words, treat others the way you want to be treated. I know no one likes to be put down, hurt, or told they are wrong, or if you don’t like it go fly a kite or leave. So I am trying not to judge the dog walkers but am doing some thing positive about scooping the poop. I believe what made Amer
Page 23 ica Great and makes America Great, is it’s a country where people have always thought beyond their individual self for the greater of the com munity and where countless people through history and today give of themselves, not expecting anything back and without judgement of others. Shit happens but let us be more mindful what comes out of our mouths and stop and think before we speak shit about anyone, for everyone’s shit does stink! Even mine! And maybe the old cliché that “Shit happens!” can now be said, “Shit happens and I cleaned it up!” Grateful to be an American! Kenneth Wodzanowski
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