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Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.
    ―     J.K. Rowling
[While the world is currently (and rightly) obsessed by the war / humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, we should not “forget” the many other people all around the world who are suffering at the hands of “indifferent” (if not hostile) governments / societies and the global climate crisis which will effect humanity as much as any nuclear war might.
We have no shortage of minority haters here in the United States – from those subject to government indifference (the poor, the homeless and racial minorities), to anti-Semites, anti-Asians, and anti-Native Americans.  America has a LONG history of racist / nationalistic hatred which includes many who are now in more privileged classes (Irish, Italians, etc) and who seem to have forgotten their own not too distant past when they were the hated.
Outside of our own country there are Palestinians (and Christians) in the Middle East, the Uyghurs (Muslims) in China, Shiites in various Sunni countries and Sunni in various Shiite countries, non-Hindus in India, and the list goes on and on…  And, yes, I recognize this “short” list is biased to “just” the Northern Hemisphere…  I am reminded of the saying:  “Justice delayed is justice denied.
And while we spend all this time, effort and attention on what are truly minor differences, the world is cooking.  The polar icecaps are receding and the northern tundras are thawing.  And, then there is COVID and global pandemics…
I am in no way making light of the war (and war crimes) happening in Ukraine, but time is running out on civilization as we know it.  We – the people of Earth – individuals and nations – need to wake up and take responsibility for the planet we are leaving to our children’s children.  Think globally;  act locally!  Do what you can personally where you live to spread tolerance, peace and hope and help elect representatives who will spur community / societal action to save the planet.  This is the ONLY place in the universe where we know humanity can live.    —    kmab]
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Youth can not know how age thinks and feels.  But old men are guilty if they forget what it was to be young.
     ―     J.K. Rowling
[This reminds me of the saying:  “I may not ever be as good as I once was, but I’m still as good once as I ever was.”  I’m not sure if that makes me old or young (but I’m definitely NOT guilty).    —    kmab]
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Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?
Dumbledore speaking to Harry Potter
    ―    J.K. Rowling
From her book:  “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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On This Day In:
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It is my belief…  that the truth is generally preferable to lies.
    ―    J.K. Rowling
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The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
    ―    J.K. Rowling
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We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.
    ―     J.K. Rowling
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On This Day In:
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Drug Epidemic In America

Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.
     ―    J.K. Rowling
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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.
     ―     J.K. Rowling
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If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
    ―    J.K. Rowling
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Do not pity the dead, Harry.  Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love.
    —    Albus Dumbledore, speaking to Harry Potter
From the novel:  “Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows
Written by:  J.K. Rowling
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It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.
   ―    J.K. Rowling
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It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.
    ―    J.K. Rowling
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We’re all human, aren’t we?  Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving.
   —   J.K. Rowling
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Power Inside

We do not need magic to transform our world.  We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.
     ―    J.K. Rowling
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On This Day In:
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Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.
    ―    J. K. Rowling
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