What I am suggesting is that each of us turn from the negativism that permeates our society and look for the remarkable good among those with whom we associate, that we speak of one anotherβs virtues more than we speak of one anotherβs faults, that optimism replace pessimism, that our faith exceed our fears. When I was a young man and was prone to speak critically, my father would say: βCynics do not contribute, skeptics do not create, doubters do not achieve.
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