All my life I have tried very hard to understand Life/God. I have strayed. I have fallen. But, in spite of me, God answered my prayers. I’ve gained understanding. Some wisdom. But knowing what I do comes at a time when the world seems irretrievably lost. And I ask: Lord, how can I, with the beliefs that I treasure and know to be true, be happy in a world drowning in lies, hatred, and injustice. Once again, grandma had the answer. I remember her saying, ‘Dale, surround yourself with people that make you happy and avoid them that don’t.’ Well, grandma, honesty makes me happy. And it begets trust. Trust, in turn, is where love, frienship, and community grow. In fact, love is paradise. It is wonderful. People who do what’s right also make me happy. 1st John 3:7 KJV: ‘Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous……….’ Isaiah 32:17 KJV: ‘And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance forever.’ Yes grandma, I will surround myself with a neighborhood filled with good people. And hope to be part of something positive that spreads. I’ve daydreamed about watching the first group of kindergartners from WGS graduate from high school. Imagine, for their sakes, a new heaven and earth. Heaven means minds filled with positive thinking/thoughts. While Earth means the manifestation of those thoughts in action. As it is in heaven so shall it be on earth. The symbolism of the Star and the Moon.