Bear witness
Never apologize for showing
feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.
(Benjamin Disraeli)
The deer
There was a deer laid out at the side of the road, its fur torn and blood
everywhere.
A policeman was kneeling beside the deer, speaking gently to it, his hand
stroking its side.
The deer was clearly dying.
It was a scene of needless death, sadness and revulsion.
This beautiful creature had been hit by a car, scraped along tarmac and left
to die.
Our response is to turn away, but like that policeman we must not.
Your feelings make you human; be moved by them and act.
What you feel says so much about who you are.
A life is passing.
Every life matters.
Bear witness.
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