'on this day, god wants you to know ... that god is crazy about you. god sends you fresh flowers every spring, a breathtaking sunrise every morning. if god had a wallet, your picture would be in it. if god has a refrigerator, your childhood scribbles would be on it.'
and my mind immediately flashed to this:
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(kevin carter was a pulitzer prize winning south african jouranlist who had seen so much, he eventually committed suicide.)
these conflicting thoughts tear me apart -- how do you deal with nonsense coming from people you really like?