Today a friend mentioned she was watching a movie and thinking, “those people should have their masks on!” — before remembering it was a movie from years ago. Thinking about this, I realize how quickly we become conditioned to any kind of behavior, such as mask wearing. Perhaps because of my thought in this vein, I choose a movie to watch during the Super Bowl called “Bombshell”, which is the true story of three beautiful women who were newscasters on Fox News and sued Roger Ailes for sexual harassment, starting the #MeToo movement. Roger Ailes was the head of this production, which (among other things) instructed their employees to look for stories which would “scare your grandmother and piss-off your grandfather”. And we fell for it. We allowed ourselves to be conditioned into thinking it’s normal to demonize those who do not agree with us. We are all guilty of this to some extent, don’t you think? Acknowledging problems is the first step in finding solutions to them, and we’re on our way to doing this. Let’s work to keep an open mind and heart, listening rather than reacting, and seeing truth rather than belief.
"In order to apprehend more, we must put into practice what we already know. We must recollect that Truth is demonstrable when understood, and that good is not understood until demonstrated." Mary Baker Eddy - Science & Health Page 323
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