<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><b>“A World of Caring” </b><div dir="ltr"><div><div><br></div><div>by Belinda Stotler</div><div><br></div><div>Could there be a world of caring?</div><div>Offering our goodwill and sharing</div><div>Makes this world a finer place.</div><div>Pitying the broken of our race</div><div>Allows our hearts to understand.</div><div>Steady courage makes us stand</div><div>Strong against cruel human hate.</div><div>Inspiring others changes their fate,</div><div>Opening doors that give them hope.</div><div>Nurturing compassion helps us cope.</div><div><br></div><div>Kindred spirits are easier to find</div><div>If we will listen with an open mind.</div><div>Noticing others need a helping hand,</div><div>Doing selfless deeds when we can,</div><div>Not hesitating to do what is right,</div><div>Each of us can be a beacon of light,</div><div>Strengthening those with dire needs.</div><div>Spreading kindness sows many seeds.</div><div><br></div><div>Each of us has a valuable role to play,</div><div>Making a concerted effort so we may</div><div>Pay it forward for what we've received.</div><div>Apathy is a notion that is ill-conceived</div><div>That makes some ignore another's pain,</div><div>Helping only if there is material gain,</div><div>Yet, those with empathy never refrain.</div><div><br></div><div>Supporting those bearing painful sorrow,</div><div>Yearning to find hope again in tomorrow,</div><div>Moves us to find a path to a better day.</div><div>Providing light to show them the way</div><div>Allows us to see the good within our race</div><div>That resides deep within a heartfelt place.</div><div>Helping us soothe and heal what is wrong</div><div>Yields some comfort with sympathy's song.</div><div><br></div><div>Hope rises from compassion and sympathy.</div><div>Using our empathy helps us defeat apathy,</div><div>Moving us to open our hearts and minds,</div><div>Allowing us to create harmony that binds;</div><div>Never forgetting kindness benefits us all,</div><div>Instills a desire that breaks a dividing wall</div><div>That lets our humanity make us clearly see</div><div>You and I are the answer - we are the key!</div></div><div><br></div>—————————————————<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://www.MoscowCares.net</span></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. Stolworthy</div><div></div></div></div></div></body></html>