What the World Needs Now is …..

I feel this observation more and more as time passes… we have got to compromise our differences and learn to love each other again.

Yesterday as I listened to many different speeches by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr , they all centered around love, because love is the only answer to our woes.

The secret to this love is how we define it… this love is the forever kind… not subject to a shallow hug … followed by ” a walk on by” while quickly dismissing it from our day.

Instead this love must be deep and enduring… loving the other person for who they are… a child of God and loved by Him as He loves us. This kind of love calls for tolerance … and discovering we share more in common ( when we take time to get to know each other) than differences.

… Because if we are to keep our democracy in tact….it is up to us ” We the People” to represent the symbol of what equal opportunities and freedom means …we are the monarch of democracy… the country others still flee to … leaving behind homes and history and even life in hopes that their children will have opportunities that were closed to them. We humans all want only the best for our children… a similarity all families can relate to…

” What the World Needs Now is Love Sweet Love… it’s the only thing that there’s just too little of… not just for some but everyone!”

So until tomorrow …

John and Mandy saw this cabinet that had been left out on the street and lugged it here… the wall added its last piece… it was meant to be! Thank you … what a haul … what an act of kindness!

Mollie called and brought Lachlan and Eloise by… and then graciously took me to Publix! All needed and appreciated!

I do love my Pip and he loves curling up with me on Mollie’s electric throw!

A day filled with Mollie and grandchildren, Tommy and Pip and Mandy and John … with scrumptious food left ( chili) by John… you my friends see a blessed woman surrounded by love of family… the gift from God!!!

About Becky Dingle

I was born a Tarheel but ended up a Sandlapper. My grandparents were cotton farmers in Laurens, South Carolina and it was in my grandmother’s house that my love of storytelling began beside an old Franklin stove. When I graduated from Laurens High School, I attended Erskine College (Due West of what?) and would later get my Masters Degree in Education/Social Studies from Charleston Southern. I am presently an adjunct professor/clinical supervisor at CSU and have also taught at the College of Charleston. For 28 years I taught Social Studies through storytelling. My philosophy matched Rudyard Kipling’s quote: “If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.” Today I still spread this message through workshops and presentations throughout the state. The secret of success in teaching social studies is always in the story. I want to keep learning and being surprised by life…it is the greatest teacher. Like Kermit said, “When you’re green you grow, when you’re ripe you rot.”

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3 Responses to What the World Needs Now is …..

Carol Poole says:

January 16, 2024 at 9:51 am

Becky, this message should be on billboards all along the highways. It is so hopeful…so profound…so YOU! That is such a beautiful picture of you, my dear friend. Sending you lots of LOVE! Carol

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- Becky Dingle says:
  
  January 16, 2024 at 10:11 am
  
  Carol… you are right! Wouldn’t it be wonderful to see our highways covered with these billboards running beside our interstate highways to our country roads?
  
  Everytime I hear that melody 🎵 on the radio or in several old movies I immediately stop anything I’m doing … just immediately happy by the beautiful melody and lyrics….this country ( as Lincoln warned us) can not be divided and survive… we need to work together… that is what a democracy is all about!
  
  Love you and miss you Carol! 💗
  
  Sent from my iPhone
  
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Carol Poole says:

January 16, 2024 at 11:45 am

We can only do so much by talking. The real love is shown by our actions – the way we live our lives. As they always say, “Actions speak louder than words.” Love you!

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