I've just finished reading not only your words, but the comments by some of the readers.

We've never met, but I like to think that because I have read so much of your writing that I have a decent sense of who you are. Everything you have written here is totally consistent with the way I have come to know you through your writing: kind, caring, and - above all - a teacher!

I think that the lessons you are teaching here are a bit misconstrued by those who are being critical of the wisdom you are trying to impart.

I know that you are a person of high character and that you will not take these few negative comments personally.

Thanks for putting together these thoughts. As usual. I find myself 100% aligned with what you have to say.