Saturday, September 10, 2016

A Good Time

So, I read a comment today and I wanted to make a comment. I have chosen to comment here on my blog to avoid a firestorm on Facebook. The comment was "It is not good time to talk about it." I can honestly say that there is not a good time for anything. I know people think that when they get a new job it is good time for it or if they find they are going to have a child. I think the timing is not necessarily the good thing but our willingness to adapt to the new situation that makes it good. So, when there is an issue that needs to be talked about there is no good time. But there is a time when all parties are more willing to give the issue the attention it needs. This particular issue was the number of police shootings and a poem from the 1930's talking about a shooting and the officer that shot the black man running. The person felt that it was not a good time to use this poem in an English class. I wondered when will it be a good time? I do not have a good answer but I know that it must be addressed or the problem will just keep escalating. And that is all I have to say about that. Until we meet again.