A few years ago, I saw this statement: “The next person you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Therefore, be kind.” Yet when I see Donald Trump on TV, I feel no kindness toward him. Recently, in the middle of the night, that statement came back to me. I found myself wondering what battle he is fighting that I know nothing about.
In the privacy of my home, I’ve hurled many expletives at him, words that I’ve never uttered about anyone else. And I never heard such words in the pastor’s home where I grew up.
In reality, I feel unable to be kind to Trump. If he should come to my town I would have no desire to hear him repeat his rants. I’ve heard more than enough.
But still I wonder: What is this man’s battle about which I know nothing? How might he respond to any reporter’s question about his internal battle?
My imagination fails me.
Nelson Hart
Gorham
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