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Turn off the negativity

Editor: I attended another funeral last week (seems to happen more frequently as I get older) for a wonderful Ladner resident who epitomized what a “good life” is.

Editor:

I attended another funeral last week (seems to happen more frequently as I get older) for a wonderful Ladner resident who epitomized what a “good life” is. Cancer took him far too early, but his steadfast kindness, honour and respect reminded me that the world can be a good place with a positive future.

It put me onto a tangent….

It’s easy to get caught up in the brain rotting damage being caused by U.S. President Donald Trump and his ilk so that we forget that life is worth living and that each of us can have a profound impact at a personal level. Our best response to the narcissistic vanity of a Facebook or Twitter world is to treat people as we wish to be treated.

People no longer appear to understand the difference between truth and lies, or worse, they don’t care. Responsible media is castigated as “fake news” and Twitter trolls are equated to ethical journalists in an insane world of short attention span sound bites.

I’m still frustrated; but I’m more optimistic.

Try turning it off — reacting only encourages the foolishness.

Peter Dandyk