We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.
Trust has to be earned and should come only after the passage of time.
I loved my 17 years with R.E.M. but I'm ready to reflect assess and move on...
While I know myself as a creation of God I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God's creation.