I wanted to thank you Mr. Fernandez for this post full of such gentle wisdom, as so many of your posts are. I have been a lurker here but haven’t posted before as what I have to say is quite inadequate relative to others here. I have felt the despair you speak of. I would feel less so if I saw a viable counterpush to what I consider to be the rape of my country. Perhaps that will come in time. I continue to watch and consider what actions of mine, no matter how small, might bring about a change for the better. I did want you to know that there are those of us who take comfort in your words though we remain silent for now, and that when I see what actions are proper and warrented that I will do so. Since I have no sage counsel to impart on my own I leave with the words of Saint Francis of Assisi, my favorite prayer. Lord grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.