Are You Human?

It's kind of hard to believe that 30 years ago, I was so into politics. I even considered a political career, which is hard to imagine today. It is very likely that 20 years ago this month, I watched and heard this speech given by Mary Fisher to the Republican Convention - but if so, I had forgotten it. Or - maybe a seed was planted at that time that just recently received the nutrients of love and encouragement needed to really hear it. Whatever the case and irrespective of our political positions, these words need to be heard today.

In the words of Mary Fisher: The AIDS virus "does not care whether you are Democrat or Republican. It does not ask whether you are black or white, male or female, gay or straight, young or old... HIV asks only one thing of those it attacks: Are you human?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEPamnaEIjs&feature=related